Psalms 148:14

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֤רֶם קֶ֨רֶן ׀ לְעַמּ֡וֹ תְּהִלָּ֤ה לְֽכָל־חֲסִידָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֣י יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל עַֽם־קְרֹב֗וֹ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

Wayyārem qeren leʿammô tehillâ lekol-ḥăsîdāyw libnê Yiśrāʾēl ʿam-qerōbô hallelû-Yāh

Grammar Details

• *Wayyārem*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he has raised up
• *qeren*: noun feminine singular - horn
• *leʿammô*: preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his people
• *tehillâ*: noun feminine singular - praise
• *lekol*: preposition + construct noun - for all of
• *ḥăsîdāyw*: noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithful ones
• *libnê*: preposition + noun masculine plural construct - for sons of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʿam*: noun masculine singular construct - people of
• *qerōbô*: adjective masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his near
• *hallelû*: imperative plural - praise
• *Yāh*: proper noun, abbreviated form of YHWH

Word Meanings

• *Wayyārem*: and he has raised up/lifted up/exalted
• *qeren*: horn/power/strength/dignity
• *ʿammô*: his people/his nation/his folk
• *tehillâ*: praise/glory/renown
• *ḥăsîdāyw*: his faithful ones/his godly ones/his saints
• *benê*: sons of/children of/descendants of
• *ʿam*: people/nation/folk
• *qerōbô*: his near/his close/those near to him

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 2:1 : 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
• Ps 75:10 : 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
• Eph 2:17 : 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
• Deut 4:7 : 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
• Deut 10:21 : 21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
• Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
• Eph 2:19 : 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down befo the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which a the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals theof: for thou wast slain, and hast deemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindd, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall ign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to ceive power, and riches, and wisdom, and stngth, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every catu which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as a in the sea, and all that a in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
• Ps 89:17 : 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
• Ps 92:10 : 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Ps 145:10 : 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
• Ps 149:9 : 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
• Jer 17:14 : 14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
• Luke 1:52 : 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
• Luke 2:32 : 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
• Eph 2:13 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.