Psalm 89:17
 Psalm 89:17 
New International Version (©2011)
For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.

New Living Translation (©2007)
You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted.

International Standard Version (©2012)
For you are their strength's grandeur; by your favor you exalted our power.

NET Bible (©2006)
For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Because you are the glory of our strength and our horn will be lifted up in your pleasure!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.

American King James Version
For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.

American Standard Version
For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

Darby Bible Translation
For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

English Revised Version
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

World English Bible
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

Young's Literal Translation
For the beauty of their strength art Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

89:15-18 Happy are those who so know the joyful sound of the gospel as to obey it; who experience its power upon their hearts, and bring forth the fruit of it in their lives. Though believers are nothing in themselves, yet having all in Christ Jesus, they may rejoice in his name. May the Lord enable us to do so. The joy of the Lord is the strength of his people; whereas unbelief dispirits ourselves and discourages others. Though it steals upon us under a semblance of humility, yet it is the very essence of pride. Christ is the Holy One of Israel; and in him was that peculiar people more blessed than in any other blessing.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 17. - For thou art the Glory of their strength; or, "the Ornament" - that in which their strength and might as a people culminate. And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. Thy favour towards us exalts us among the nations.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou art the glory of their strength,.... By which they walk, and do all they do, exercise every grace, and discharge their duty; they have their strength from Christ, as well as their righteousness, without whom they can do nothing, but all things through him strengthening them; and as his righteousness exalts them, his strength adorns and glorifies them; how glorious and beautiful does a believer look, that is strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, in the grace that is in Christ, and in the exercise of faith on him, giving glory to God; on whom the power of Christ rests, and it overshadows, and in whose weakness his strength is made perfect!

and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted; either Christ, the Horn of their salvation, who in an acceptable time, in the time of God's favour, or good will, was heard and helped by him as man, carried through his sufferings and death, was raised from the dead, and exalted at his right hand; see Psalm 89:24 or the saints themselves, their power and strength, kingdom and glory; by the special favour of God in Christ, their mountain is made so strong, and they so highly exalted, as that they think they shall never be moved; and in the latter day the mountain of the Lord's house shall be exalted above the hills, Psalm 30:6.


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I will Sing of His Love Forever
16In your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted. 17For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted. 18For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. …

Luke 1:69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
Psalm 28:8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
Psalm 75:10 who says, "I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up."
Psalm 92:10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.
Psalm 112:9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor.
Psalm 148:14 And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.