Psalm 89:17
New International Version
For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.

New Living Translation
You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.

English Standard Version
For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

Berean Standard Bible
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

King James Bible
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

New King James Version
For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.

New American Standard Bible
For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

NASB 1995
For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

NASB 1977
For Thou art the glory of their strength, And by Thy favor our horn is exalted.

Legacy Standard Bible
For You are the beauty of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Amplified Bible
For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment], And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Christian Standard Bible
For you are their magnificent strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted.

American Standard Version
For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

Contemporary English Version
Your own glorious power makes us strong, and because of your kindness, our strength increases.

English Revised Version
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.

Good News Translation
You give us great victories; in your love you make us triumphant.

International Standard Version
For you are their strength's grandeur; by your favor you exalted our power.

Majority Standard Bible
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

NET Bible
For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

New Heart English Bible
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

World English Bible
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For You [are] the beauty of their strength, "" And in Your good will is our horn exalted,

Young's Literal Translation
For the beauty of their strength art Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou the beauty of their strength, and in thine acceptance our horn shall be exalted.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you are the glory of their virtue, and in your goodness, our horn will be exalted.

New American Bible
You are their majestic strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

New Revised Standard Version
For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For thou art the glory of our strength; and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because you are the glory of our strength and our horn will be lifted up in your pleasure!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thou art the glory of their strength; And in Thy favour our horn is exalted.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Sing of His Love Forever
16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult. 17For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.…

Cross References
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalm 28:8
The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 27:1
Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

Psalm 46:1
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 45:24
Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

2 Samuel 22:33
God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.

Nehemiah 8:10
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Habakkuk 3:19
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But 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 sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31
It 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.”


Treasury of Scripture

For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.

for thou

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

1 Corinthians 1:30,31
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: …

2 Corinthians 12:9,10
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me…

our horn

Psalm 89:24
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

Psalm 75:10
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Psalm 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

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Psalm 89
1. The psalmist praises God for his covenant
5. For his wonderful power
15. For the care of his church
19. For his favor to the kingdom of David
38. Then complaining of contrary events
46. He expostulates, prays, and blesses God.














For You are the glory of their strength
This phrase emphasizes the source of strength and honor for the people of God. The Hebrew word for "glory" is "תִּפְאֶרֶת" (tiferet), which conveys beauty, splendor, and magnificence. In the context of this psalm, it signifies that the true beauty and strength of the people are derived from God Himself. Historically, Israel's victories and prosperity were attributed not to their own might but to the divine presence and favor of God. This reflects a deep theological truth that believers' strength and honor are not self-generated but are gifts from God, who is the ultimate source of all power and glory.

and by Your favor
The word "favor" in Hebrew is "רָצוֹן" (ratson), which means goodwill, acceptance, or pleasure. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's gracious disposition towards His people. The favor of God is not something earned but is a manifestation of His grace and love. In the historical context of Israel, God's favor was evident in His covenantal promises and acts of deliverance. For Christians, this favor is most fully realized in the person and work of Jesus Christ, through whom believers receive grace upon grace.

our horn is exalted
The "horn" is a biblical symbol of strength and power. In Hebrew, the word is "קֶרֶן" (qeren), which can refer to the horn of an animal, symbolizing might and authority. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the horn was often associated with kingship and victory. The exaltation of the horn signifies the elevation of strength and status, which, in this verse, is attributed to God's favor. This imagery reassures believers that their strength and victory are not in their own abilities but in the power and favor of God. In a broader scriptural context, the exaltation of the horn can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate victory and reign of Christ, the King of Kings, whose strength and authority are unmatched.

(17) Glory.--Better, ornament. The crown of a nation's strength is not the triumphs it wins, nor the prosperity it secures, but the spirit in which these are used. Humility, and not pride, acknowledgment of God, and not conceit in her wealth or power, was the ornament of Israel's strength, and made her greatness in her best days.

Our horn shall be exalted.--See Note, Psalm 132:17. Modern Eastern proverbs, such as "What a fine horn he has!" spoken of a great man, still preserve the figure.

Verse 17. - For thou art the Glory of their strength; or, "the Ornament" - that in which their strength and might as a people culminate. And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. Thy favour towards us exalts us among the nations.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You
אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

[are] the glory
תִפְאֶ֣רֶת (ṯip̄·’e·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory

of their strength,
עֻזָּ֣מוֹ (‘uz·zā·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

and by Your favor
וּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗ (ū·ḇir·ṣō·nə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will

our horn
קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃ (qar·nê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power

is exalted.
תָּר֥וּם (tā·rūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise


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