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I Will Sing of His Love Forever

Psalms 89:17

In 11 translations

BSB
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
KJV
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
WEB
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
ASV
For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
LSV
For You [are] the beauty of their strength, || And in Your good will is our horn exalted,
YLT
For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,
DBY
For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
DRC88:18
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.
GNV
For thou art the glory of their strength, and by thy fauour our hornes shall be exalted.
JPS89:18
For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.
LXXE88:18
For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

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  • Written (Ketiv): תָּרִים (“you exalt”). Read aloud (Qere): תָּר֥וּם (“it is exalted”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Leningrad Codex reads תָּר֥יּם; read aloud (Qere) reads תָּר֥וּם (“it is exalted”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC89:18
כִּֽי־תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מוֹ אָ֑תָּה וּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗ תרים קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃KJV:Ps.89.17Read aloud as (qere): תָּר֥וּם
LXX-Br88:18
Ὅτι τὸ καύχημα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτῶν σὺ εἶ, καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου ὑψωθήσεται τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 75:10“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
  • Psalms 92:10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the…
  • Psalms 148:14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
  • 1 Corinthians 1:30–31It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  • Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
  • 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
  • 1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  • Psalms 89:24My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
  • Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
  • Psalms 132:17There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
  • Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 89:18 in some Bibles
  • 89:17 in most Bibles

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