Psalms 132:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
2 Chr 21:7 : 7 Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.
Ezek 29:21 : 21 In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Luke 1:69 : 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
2 Kgs 8:19 : 19 Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.
Ps 92:10 : 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Ps 148:14 : 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.
Luke 2:30-32 : 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples; 32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 132:18
79%
18His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Ps 89:19-21
3 verses
77%
19Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
21With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Ps 132:16
77%
16Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
Ps 132:10-11
2 verses
76%
10For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
1 Kgs 11:36-37
2 verses
75%
36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
37And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
1 Kgs 15:4
75%
4Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
1 Chr 17:9-14
6 verses
74%
9And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
10and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house.
11And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;
14but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
1 Chr 17:7
73%
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
Ps 2:6-7
2 verses
73%
6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
7I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.
Ps 89:3
73%
3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
1 Sam 2:35
73%
35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
Isa 22:23
73%
23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house.
2 Chr 7:18
73%
18then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
1 Kgs 1:35
72%
35Then ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
Ps 92:10
72%
10But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Ps 89:35-36
2 verses
72%
35Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
36His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
Ezek 34:23-24
2 verses
72%
23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
24And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
Isa 11:1
72%
1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Luke 1:69
72%
69And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
1 Kgs 9:5
71%
5then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
Ps 89:27-28
2 verses
71%
27I also will make him [my] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
28My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Hos 14:5
71%
5I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Ps 18:28
71%
28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
2 Sam 22:29
71%
29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Ps 132:14
71%
14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Ps 122:5
71%
5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
Jer 33:15
71%
15In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
2 Sam 22:51
71%
51Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
Ps 89:24-25
2 verses
71%
24But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
1 Kgs 11:39
71%
39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
Jer 33:17
70%
17For thus saith Jehovah: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Ezek 37:24
70%
24And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.
Ps 110:2
70%
2Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
2 Sam 3:10
70%
10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
2 Sam 7:13
70%
13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Jer 23:5
70%
5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.