King James Version
Psalms 89:17 in the King James Version says “For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted .” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 89 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted .”
Psalms 89:17 · KJV
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted .
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. the LORD: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For thou art the glory”
H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
“of their strength”
H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
“shall be exalted”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“our horn”
H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e., ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a moun
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