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Psalm 132:16
I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
14“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
17I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”
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Salvation is pictured as clothing God gives Zion’s priests, and the sound that follows is the joy of his people shouted aloud.
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Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of …Both picture salvation as clothing God provides, with joy expressed by those who receive it.
Psalm 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.God clothes the priests with salvation in Psalm 132 and crowns the humble with salvation in Psalm 149.
1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists …Both use clothing as a metaphor; the psalm describes God giving salvation, while Peter tells believers to clothe themselves with humility.
Proverbs 31:25Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.Both use clothing as an image and pair it with gladness, though the garments pictured differ.
2 Chronicles 6:41“Now therefore arise, LORD God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your …Chronicles asks for priests clothed with salvation and saints rejoicing; Psalm 132 presents those same blessings as God’s promise.
Psalm 35:27Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity …Both describe people shouting for joy in connection with God’s goodness toward those who belong to him.
Psalm 132:9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!Verse 9 asks for priests clothed with righteousness and saints shouting for joy; verse 16 promises salvation and that same shout.
Exodus 28:2You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.Both concern priestly clothing: Exodus specifies holy garments for Aaron, while the psalm pictures salvation as the priests’ clothing.
John 16:24Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.Both connect receiving from God with joy; John speaks of asking in Jesus’ name, while the psalm speaks of salvation.
Psalm 149:5Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.Both name the saints and describe their joy expressed in sound, through shouting in Psalm 132 and singing in Psalm 149.
Proverbs 29:6An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.Both describe audible gladness: the righteous sing in Proverbs, and the saints shout for joy in the psalm.
Jeremiah 31:14I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says the LORD.In both passages, God promises good to priests and to his people, describing salvation and joy here, satisfaction in Jeremiah.
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The joy described here has a source: God’s saving action for his people. He is the one who clothes the priests with salvation.
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