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Psalms 132:9 — Word Study

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WLCכֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

BSAMay Your priestskôhên [faithful servants, spiritual leaders] be clothedlâbash [wrapped, adorned] with righteousnesstsedeq [moral integrity, God's standard] and Your saintschâçîyd [pious ones, holy people] shout for joyrânan [sing, overcome, triumphant praise, gladness]

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Psalms 132:9quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist asks for God's priests to be righteous and for His faithful ones to rejoice.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, addressing God.
Where we areIn a prayer for the well-being of God's servants.
The hard wordצֶדֶק
Take awayRighteousness and joy are essential for God's people.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbלָבֵשׁ The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Psalms 132:9

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Context — A Prayer for God's Priests and Saintsgenerated

8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Psalm 132:9 is part of a prayer that emphasizes the importance of righteousness among God's priests and joy among His faithful people. The psalmist appeals to God to ensure that those who serve Him are adorned with moral integrity, reflecting His character, while His saints express their joy in worship. This verse highlights the relationship between leadership in worship and the community's response to God's faithfulness.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 132:16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
2Psalm 93:1The 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.
3Psalm 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
4Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
5Isaiah 61:10I 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.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 17 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ, ko.ha.Nei.khagenerated

The word כֹּהֵן (kohen) means 'priest' and is derived from a root that suggests serving in a religious capacity. It encompasses various types of priests, including those from the Levitical line, who were responsible for leading worship and making sacrifices.

In this verse, the priests are called to be clothed with righteousness, indicating that their moral integrity is crucial for their role. The concept of being 'clothed' suggests an outward manifestation of their inner character, aligning with God's standards.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

All translations agree that the priests are to be clothed with righteousness and the saints are to shout for joy.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb יִלְבְּשׁוּ (let them be clothed) governs the main clause, with two noun phrases following: the subject כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ (your priests) and the second subject וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ (and your saints). This structure emphasizes the actions requested for both groups.

The parallel structure of the two main subjects highlights the connection between the righteousness of the priests and the joy of the saints, suggesting that the spiritual state of the leaders affects the community.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ as σου (your), indicating a direct correspondence to the Hebrew term for 'your priests'. This choice maintains the focus on God's chosen leaders.

The Greek word for 'clothed' is ἐνδύσονται, which carries a similar meaning to the Hebrew, emphasizing the act of putting on righteousness as a garment.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalm 132:9 asks God to ensure that His priests are righteous and that His faithful people shout for joy. This verse connects the moral integrity of leaders with the joyful response of the community.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean for priests to be clothed with righteousness?

It means that priests should embody moral integrity and reflect God's character in their lives, as they lead others in worship.

Why are the saints encouraged to shout for joy?

Shouting for joy is a way for the faithful to express their gratitude and praise to God, celebrating His goodness and faithfulness.

How does the righteousness of priests affect the community?

The moral integrity of priests sets an example for the community, influencing their worship and relationship with God.

What is the significance of this prayer?

This prayer emphasizes the importance of both righteous leadership and joyful worship in the life of God's people.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways can I cultivate righteousness in my own life, like the priests are called to do?
  2. How can I express my joy in God through worship and praise?
  3. What role do spiritual leaders play in shaping the faith of a community?
  4. How can I support and encourage those who lead in worship?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early church fathers reference this verse to discuss the qualities of church leaders and the joy of the faithful, highlighting the importance of righteousness and praise.

Origen of AlexandriaHOMILIES ON Exodus 9:3 c. 185–253
But lest we linger too long on the forms of individual virtues, we can briefly say that they indicate those things by which the church is adorned.
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 132 →
Augustine of HippoExposition on Psalms 132 354–430
"Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your saints sing with joyfulness" [Psalms 132:9].
Early Church Fathers on Psalms 132 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 132:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness,.... In 2 Chronicles 6:41; it is, "with salvation", as in Psalms 132:16.

Read John Gill on Psalms 132 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 132 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

With righteousness; not only with those outward sacerdotal garments of glory and beauty which thou hast appointed for them, but especially with those inward ornaments of righteousness and true holiness, that so their persons and services may be accepted by thee, both for themselves and for all thy people, and they may be clothed with salvation, as it is expressed here below, , which is the effect or consequent of the former clothing. Let thy saints shout for joy; let all thy people have cause of rejoicing in the tokens of thy goodness; which they eminently had at the dedication of the temple, as is noted, .

Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 132 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 132:9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.Ver. 9. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness] i.e. With salvation, as Psalms 132:16. No surer sign of God’ s gracious presence with a people, than a powerful ministry, clothed with inward purity and holiness, represented by the holy garments. And let thy saints shout for joy] i.e. Those that are converted by such a ministry, let those that are justified by faith have peace with God, and joy unspeakable, full of glory.

Read John Trapp on Psalms 132 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(9) Clothed with righteousness.—The original is “salvation,” as below in Psalms 132:16, though the Hebrew word is slightly varied. This variation, however, is an almost positive proof that the psalmist, not the chronicler, is adopting words for his own purpose. Possibly the priestly garments are mentioned, not only as symbolic of righteousness, but also as investing whoever possessed them, with supremacy political as well as religious. This is rendered more probable by the express mention of the diadem below (Psalms 132:18, see Note). “Whoever had these, the priestly paraphernalia, in his possession, had virtually the appointment to the office (high priest)” (Stanley, J. C. iii. 353). But…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 9. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness] Let them be as remarkable for inward holiness as they are for the splendour of their holy vestments.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

9. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness] May those who minister in the sanctuary be worthy servants of a righteous God, fit representatives of a righteous nation (Isaiah 26:2)! The white priestly garments were intended to be symbolical of purity of character (Revelation 19:8). For the metaphor cp. Job 29:14. let thy saints &c.] May thy chosen people worship there with jubilant rejoicing! For the meaning of thy saints, i.e. thy beloved, or thy godly ones, see Appendix, Note I.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness - This is also substantially the same language that was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple. See again 2 Chronicles 6:41.

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The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

NETBNew English Translation2006

May your priests be clothed with integrity! May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse, and let thy Saints reioyce.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Your priests put on righteousness, || And Your pious ones cry aloud.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

May your priests be clothed with integrity; may your faithful ones shout for joy.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for joy.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clausenoun phrase · subjectכֹּהֲנֶ֥יpriestsךָyourverbיִלְבְּשׁוּlet.them.be.clothedobjectצֶ֑דֶקrighteousnessוַandclausenoun phrase · subjectחֲסִידֶ֥יyour.faithfulךָ[people]verbיְרַנֵּֽנוּlet.them.shout.for.joy

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all five words matching in both texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls also align closely, showing consistency across these ancient witnesses.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָσουיִלְבְּשׁוּ־ἐνδύσονταιצֶ֑דֶקδικαιοσύνηνוַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָσουיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ἀγαλλιάσονται

5 of the 5 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 11Q5a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

כוהני׳כה ילבשו צדק וחסידי׳כה ירננו

5 words on the leather.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Psalms 132:9כֹּהֵןpriests youpriests yourכֹּהֵןלָבֵשׁlet them belet them be cloלָבֵשׁצֶ֫דֶקrighteousnerighteousnessצֶ֫דֶקחָסִידand faithfuand faithful [pחָסִידרוּןlet them shlet them shout רוּןחָסַדbe kindbe kindחָסַדצָדֵקto justifyto justifyצָדֵקכָּהַןto ministeto ministerכָּהַןאֶלְעָזָרEleazarEleazarאֶלְעָזָרצָדוֹקZadokZadokצָדוֹקבַּדlinenlinenבַּדשִׁרְיָהlancelanceשִׁרְיָהמֵישָׁרuprightnesuprightnessמֵישָׁראֵיפָהephahephahאֵיפָהרוּןto overcomto overcomeרוּןחָסִידpiouspiousחָסִידרוּעַto shoutto shoutרוּעַ
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Psalms 132:9

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

priests your let them be clothed righteousness and faithful [people] your let them shout for joy
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָko.ha.Nei.kha priests your H3548 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
750× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a priest is a person who serves God and leads others in worship, like the Levitical priests in Exodus. They were responsible for making sacrifices and following God's laws. This term is also used to describe Jesus as a priest-king.
Amplified meaning
faithful servants, spiritual leaders
Tyndale gloss
priest
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּהֵן (kohen) means 'priest' and is derived from the active participle of a related root. It encompasses various types of priests, including Levitical, Aaronic, and even pagan priests, as well as chief rulers or principal officers. The term is used in contexts referring to both Jewish and non-Jewish priestly roles.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּהֵן 750 n.m. priest

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3548 כֹּהֵן priest

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3548 kohen ko-hane'

active participle of 3547; literally, one officiating, a

priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a

layman):--chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal

officer.

see HEBREW for 03547

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) — priest.

1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

1b) pagan priests

1c) priests of Jehovah

1d) Levitical priests

1e) Zadokite priests

1f) Aaronic priests

1g) the high priest

Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp2ms
priests your let them be clothed righteousness and faithful [people] your let them shout for joy
יִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu- let them be clothed H3847 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
110× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To clothe means to wrap something around or put on a garment. In the Bible, it can be used literally or figuratively, as in putting on clothes or being clothed with a certain attitude.
Amplified meaning
wrapped, adorned
Tyndale gloss
to clothe
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word לָבֵשׁ (*labash*) means to put on or wear clothing, and it can refer to both literal and figurative clothing. It is built from a primitive root meaning to wrap around. The entries cover various forms, including Qal, Pual, and Hiphil, indicating different nuances of dressing or being clothed. The word is also noted for its use in a figurative sense, such as being clothed with a spirit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לָבֵשׁ, לָבַשׁ vb. put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed

Qal

lit. put on (one’s own) garment; = wear (more or less habitually)

very oft. fig., put on, be clothed with

lit. put on

once

clothed with

and the spirit of י׳ clothed itself with Gideon

Pu. arrayed

Hiph. clothe, array with

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3847 לָבֵשׁ, לָבַשׁ put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3847 labash law-bash'

or labesh {law-bashe'}; a primitive root; properly, wrap

around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe

(oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:--(in)

apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on,

upon), wear.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) — to clothe.

1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear

1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.)

1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed

1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress

Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine plural
HVqi3mp
priests your let them be clothed righteousness and faithful [people] your let them shout for joy
צֶ֑דֶקTze.dek righteousness H6664 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Represents the idea of righteousness or justice, often referring to God's character or the standard for human behavior. It is closely tied to the concept of morality and what is right. The word is used to describe the ideal for human conduct and society.
Amplified meaning
moral integrity, God's standard
Tyndale gloss
Righteousness
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צֶ֫דֶק (tsedeq) refers to concepts of rightness and righteousness, encompassing moral, legal, and natural dimensions. It includes justice in governance, ethical correctness, and vindication in disputes. The term also suggests prosperity and deliverance, particularly in relation to God's covenant and the Messianic king. The entries consistently emphasize its broad application in both personal and societal contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צֶ֫דֶק n.m. rightness, righteousness

what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures

righteousness, in government

righteousness, justice, in a case or cause

rightness, in speech

righteousness, as ethically right

righteousness, as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6664 צֶ֫דֶק rightness, righteousness . what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures

. righteousness, in government

. righteousness, justice, in a case or cause

. rightness, in speech

. righteousness, as ethically right

. righteousness, as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6664 tsedeq tseh'-dek

from 6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also

(abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:--X even, (X

that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous)

(cause, -ly, - ness).

see HEBREW for 06663

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) — righteousness.

1) justice, rightness, righteousness

1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)

1b) righteousness (in government)

1b1) of judges, rulers, kings

1b2) of law

1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah

1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government

1b5) of God's attribute

1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause)

1d) rightness (in speech)

1e) righteousness (as ethically right)

1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity

1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption

1f2) in name of Messianic king

1f3) of people enjoying salvation

1f4) of Cyrus

צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) — Righteousness.

This name means justice, righteousness

Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ri'-chus-nes (tsaddiq, adjective, "righteous," or occasionally "just" tsedheq, noun, occasionally = "riahteousness," occasionally = "justice"; dikaios, adjective, dikaiosune, noun, from dike, whose first meaning seems to have been "custom"; the general use suggested conformity to a standard: righteousness, "the state of him who is such as he ought to be" (Thayer)):

1. Double Aspect of Righteousness: Changing and Permanent

2. Social Customs and Righteousness

3. Changing Conception of Character of God: Obligations of Power

4. Righteousness as Inner

5. Righteousness as Social

6. Righteousness as Expanding in Content with Growth in Ideals of Human Worth

LITERATURE

1. Double Aspect of Righteousness: Changing and Permanent:

In Christian thought the idea of righteousness contains both a permanent and a changing element. The fixed element is the will to do right; the changing factor is the conception of…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Righteousness

See JUSTIFICATION.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Rectitude, justice, holiness; an essential perfection of God’s character, Job 36:3; Isa 51:5-8; Joh 17:25; and of his administration, Ge 18:25; Ro 3:21,22; 10:3. It is the wonder of grace that as the righteous guardian of the law, he can acquit the unrighteous. "The righteousness of Christ" includes his spotless holiness, his perfect obedience the law demands; and "the righteousness of faith" is that imputed to the sinner who believes in Christ. With reference to personal character, righteousness is used both for uprightness between man and man, and for true religion,

→ By faith Ge 15:6; Ro 4:3,5,9,11,13,20,22,24

→ Garment of Job 29:14; Mt 22:11-14

→ Counted (regarded) for the sake of obedience De 6:25; Job 33:26

→ FRUITS OF De 6:25; Jos 22:31; Ps 1:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 101:3,4; 106:3; 112:4-8; Pr 2:5-20; 10:2,16; 11:5,6,18,19,30; 12:28; 13:6; 14:34; 21:3; 29:7; Isa…

priests your let them be clothed righteousness and faithful [people] your let them shout for joy
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָva.cha.si.Dei.kha and faithful [people] your H2623 Conjunction · suffix
33× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A pious person is someone who is kind and faithful to God, like a saint. In the Bible, it describes people who are holy and merciful, such as in Psalms and Proverbs. This concept is important in the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
pious ones, holy people
Tyndale gloss
pious
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָסִיד (chaciyd) means kind or pious, referring to someone who is religiously devoted or merciful. It encompasses terms like saint, godly, and faithful. The word is rooted in the concept of kindness, often associated with God's attributes in contexts like Jeremiah 3:12 and Psalm 145:17.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָסִיד adj.m. kind, pious (so, as denoting active practice of חֶסֶד, kindness, Thes MV De and most, cf. קָצִיר, פָּקִיד etc.; > Hup on ψ 4:4 RVm who expl. as passive reception of י׳’s חֶסֶד, cf. שָׂכִיר, אָסִיר etc.; its used as attribute of God Je 3:12 ψ 145:17, and the context ψ 12:1 Mi 7:2 etc., favour active sense)—

kind

pious, godly

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2623 חָסִיד kind, pious

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2623 chaciyd khaw-seed'

from 2616; properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a

saint):--godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-

)godly.

see HEBREW for 02616

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָסִיד (cha.sid) — pious.

1) faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious

1a) kind

1b) pious, godly

1c) faithful ones (subst)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Adj | Suff — Conjunction · suffix
HC/Aampc/Sp2ms
priests your let them be clothed righteousness and faithful [people] your let them shout for joy
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ye.ra.Ne.nu let them shout for joy H7442 Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine plural
54× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew verb means to sing or shout for joy, often used to express praise or triumph, as seen in Psalm 98:4 where believers are called to shout for joy to the Lord. It can also mean to cry aloud in distress or to summon others. This word is used to describe a loud, vocal expression of emotion.
Amplified meaning
sing, overcome, triumphant praise, gladness
Tyndale gloss
to overcome
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רוּן (run) primarily means to overcome, while רָנַן (ranan) refers to giving a ringing cry, often in joy or distress. The entries indicate a range of uses, including shouting for joy, singing, and calling out in exhortation. Notably, the word can also imply causing others to rejoice or sing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[רוּן] vb. overcome;—Hithpō‛. ψ 78:65

ref

[רָנַן] vb. give a ringing cry

Qal

in joy, exultation

in distress

cry aloud, in summons, exhortation (of wisdom)

Pi. give a ringing cry, in joy, exultation

Pu. no ringing cry shall be given

Hiph. cause to ring out for joy

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7442a רוּן overcome H7442b רָנַן give a ringing cry .. in joy, exultation

. in distress

. cry aloud, in summons, exhortation (of wisdom)

. give a ringing cry, in joy, exultation

. no ringing cry shall be given

. cause to ring out for joy

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7442 ranan raw-nan'

a primitive root; properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous

sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy):--aloud for joy, cry

out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout

(for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רוּן (run) — to overcome.

1) to overcome

1a) (Hithpolel) to be overcome

רָנַן (ra.nan) — to sing.

1) to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exaltation, distress)

1a2) to cry aloud (in summons, exhortation of wisdom)

1b) (Piel) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exultation, praise

1c) (Pual) ringing cry, singing out (passive)

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to ring or sing out (for joy)

1e) (Hithpolel) rejoicing (participle)

Also means: ran.nen (רַנֵּן "to sing" H7444)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Piel-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine plural
HVpi3mp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

joi (simchah; chara):

1. Terms:

The idea of joy is expressed in the Old Testament by a wealth of synonymous terms that cannot easily be differentiated. The commonest is simchah (1Sa 18:6, etc.), variously translated in English Versions of the Bible "joy," "gladness," "mirth"; from sameah, properly "to be bright," "to shine" (Pr 13:9, "The light of the righteous rejoiceth," literally, "is bright"), but generally used figuratively "to rejoice," "be glad" (Le 23:40 and very frequent).

Other nouns are masos and sason, both from sus, properly "to spring," "leap," hence, "exult," "rejoice"; rinnah, "shouting." "joy"; gil, from verb gil or gul, "to go in a circle," hence, "be excited" (dancing round for joy), "rejoice." In the New…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Attributed to God De 28:63; 30:9; Jer 32:41

→ In heaven Lu 15:10-32

→ UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO De 12:18; 1Sa 2:1; 1Ch 16:27; 2Ch 7:10; Ezr 6:22; Ne 8:10,12; 12:43; Job 8:21; 22:21,26; 33:26; Ps 2:11; 4:7; 5:11; 9:2,14; 13:5; 14:7; 16:5,6,8,9,11; 17:15; 19:8; 20:5; 21:1,6; 28:7…

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- God gives

Ec 2:26; Ps 4:7

- Christ appointed to give

Isa 61:3

- Is a fruit of the Spirit

Ga 5:22

- The gospel, good tidings of

Lu 2:10,11

- God's word affords

Ne 8:12; Jer 15:16

- The gospel to be received with

1Th 1:6

- Promised to saints

Ps 132:16; Isa 35:10; 55:12; 56:7

- Prepared for saints

Ps 97:11

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