King James Version

What Does Psalms 92:10 Mean?

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

Context

8

But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

9

For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10

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

11

Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

12

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(10) **Unicorn.**—Better, *buffalo. *(See Numbers 23:22; Psalm 22:21.)

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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Theological Significance

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