King James Version
Psalms 132:10 in the King James Version says “For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 132 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.”
Psalms 132:10 · KJV
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. body: Heb. belly
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“sake turn not away”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“the face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“of thine anointed”
H4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the messiah
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