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Psalm 92:10

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

8But you, LORD, are on high forever more.
9For behold, your enemies, LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
11My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.
12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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The wild ox’s horn and fresh oil turn attention toward strength and honor received from God, even amid the enemies named around this verse.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.Both psalms describe anointing with oil, with enemies present in the surrounding scene.
Psalm 89:17For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.Both passages speak of an exalted horn, connecting this image of strength with God’s action and favor.
Psalm 45:7You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.Both passages describe anointing with oil; Psalm 92 names its freshness, while Psalm 45 names gladness.
2 Corinthians 1:21Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,Both passages speak of anointing, and Paul names God as the one who anoints and establishes believers in Christ.
Psalm 75:10I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.Both psalms use lifted horns to picture strength, against a backdrop of God’s judgment on the wicked.
1 John 2:20You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.Both passages speak of an anointing received; John identifies its source as the Holy One.
1 Samuel 2:10Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give …Both passages credit the Lord with exalting a horn, and Hannah’s prayer links that image with strength given to his king.
Numbers 24:8God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, …Both passages use the wild ox to picture God-given strength in settings that include enemies.
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your …Hannah and the singer both speak of a horn exalted in relation to the Lord, with enemies in view.
2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.Both passages express confidence in the Lord’s help, though Paul speaks of future deliverance and preservation for his heavenly Kingdom.
Numbers 23:22God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.Both passages use the wild ox as an image of strength associated with God’s action.
Luke 1:69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant DavidBoth passages describe a horn raised by God; Luke identifies it as a horn of salvation in David’s house.
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Read Psalm 92:10 aloud, emphasizing “you have exalted”

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Encouragement

These words praise God for strength received amid opposition. The singer’s confidence has a source: God is the one who has lifted his horn.

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