Psalms 132:9
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May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
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It is probable that this psalm was penned by Solomon, to be sung at the dedication of the temple which he built according to the charge his father gave him, Ch1 28:2, etc. Having fulfilled his trust, he begs of God to own what he had done. I. He had built this house for the honour and service of God; and when he brings the ark into it, the token of God's presence, he desires that God himself would come and take possession of it (Psa 132:8-10). With these words Solomon concluded his prayer, Ch2 6:41, Ch2 6:42. II. He had built it in pursuance of the orders he had received from his father, and therefore his pleas to enforce these petitions refer to David. 1. He pleads David's piety towards God (Psa 132:1-7). 2. He pleads God's promise to David (Psa 132:11-18). The former introduces his petition: the latter follows it as an answer to it. In singing this psalm we must have a concern for the gospel church as the temple of God, and a dependence upon Christ as David our King, in whom the mercies of God are sure mercies. A song of degrees.
Open source ↗132:9 The priests were to exhibit righteousness in their lives (132:16; Mal 2:6).
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I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!See, your King comes to you,righteous and victorious,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.