Psalm 132:9
New International Version
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.’”

New Living Translation
May your priests be clothed in godliness; may your loyal servants sing for joy.

English Standard Version
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.

Berean Standard Bible
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

King James Bible
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

New King James Version
Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy.

New American Standard Bible
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And may Your godly ones sing for joy.

NASB 1995
Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your godly ones sing for joy.

NASB 1977
Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let Thy godly ones sing for joy.

Legacy Standard Bible
Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your holy ones sing for joy.

Amplified Bible
Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living), And let Your godly ones shout for joy.

Christian Standard Bible
May your priests be clothed with righteousness, and may your faithful people shout for joy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and may Your godly people shout for joy.

American Standard Version
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

Contemporary English Version
Let victory be like robes for the priests; let your faithful people celebrate and shout.

English Revised Version
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Clothe your priests with righteousness. Let your godly ones sing with joy.

Good News Translation
May your priests do always what is right; may your people shout for joy!

International Standard Version
May your priests be clothed with righteousness and may your godly ones shout for joy.

Majority Standard Bible
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

NET Bible
May your priests be clothed with integrity! May your loyal followers shout for joy!

New Heart English Bible
Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your faithful ones shout for joy."

Webster's Bible Translation
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

World English Bible
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your priests put on righteousness, "" And Your pious ones cry aloud.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy priests shall put on justice, and thy godly ones shall rejoice.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let thy priests be clothed with justice: and let thy saints rejoice.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let your priests be clothed with justice, and let your saints exult.

New American Bible
Your priests will be clothed with justice; your devout will shout for joy.”

New Revised Standard Version
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful shout for joy.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and thy saints with glory.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your priests will wear righteousness and your righteous ones, glory.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let Thy saints shout for joy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and thy saints shall exult.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Remember David's Affliction
8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. 9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy. 10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.…

Cross References
Exodus 28:2-4
Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. / You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest. / These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

Revelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Exodus 40:13-15
And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest. / Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics. / Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

Leviticus 8:7-9
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. / Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. / Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

Zechariah 3:4-5
So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” / Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.

Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.

Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.


Treasury of Scripture

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints shout for joy.

thy priests

Psalm 132:16
I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

Psalm 104:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

let thy saints

Psalm 35:26,27
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me…

Psalm 68:3
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

shout

Psalm 47:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Isaiah 65:14
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Ezra 3:11,12
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid…

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Psalm 132
1. David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark
8. His prayer at the removing of the ark
11. With a repetition of God's promises














May Your priests be clothed with righteousness
The phrase "May Your priests be clothed with righteousness" is rich with imagery and theological significance. The Hebrew word for "clothed" (לבש, "lavash") suggests being enveloped or covered, indicating a transformation or an endowment of character. In the Old Testament, priests wore specific garments as a sign of their consecration and service to God (Exodus 28). These garments symbolized purity and dedication. Here, the psalmist prays for the priests to be adorned not just in physical garments but in "righteousness" (צדקה, "tsedaqah"), which implies moral integrity and justice. This righteousness is not self-derived but is a divine gift, reflecting God's own character. Historically, the role of the priest was to mediate between God and the people, and their righteousness was essential for the efficacy of their ministry. In a broader Christian context, this can be seen as a call for all believers, who are described as a "royal priesthood" (1 Peter 2:9), to live lives marked by righteousness, reflecting Christ's righteousness imputed to them.

and Your saints shout for joy
The phrase "and Your saints shout for joy" speaks to the response of the faithful to the righteousness of the priests and the presence of God. The term "saints" (חסידיך, "chasidim") refers to those who are faithful and devoted to God, often translated as "holy ones" or "godly ones." These are individuals who have set themselves apart for God's purposes. The Hebrew word for "shout for joy" (רנן, "ranan") conveys a sense of exuberant, triumphant praise. This joy is not merely an emotional response but a deep, spiritual exultation rooted in the experience of God's presence and blessing. Historically, the joy of the saints is often linked to the fulfillment of God's promises and the anticipation of His kingdom. In the Christian tradition, this joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and is deeply connected to the salvation and hope found in Jesus Christ. The joy of the saints is both a present reality and a future hope, as they look forward to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the new creation.

(9) Clothed with righteousness.--The original is "salvation," as below in Psalm 132:16, though the Hebrew word is slightly varied. This variation, however, is an almost positive proof that the psalmist, not the chronicler, is adopting words for his own purpose.

Possibly the priestly garments are mentioned, not only as symbolic of righteousness, but also as investing whoever possessed them, with supremacy political as well as religious. This is rendered more probable by the express mention of the diadem below (Psalm 132:18, see Note). "Whoever had these, the priestly paraphernalia, in his possession, had virtually the appointment to the office (high priest)" (Stanley, J. C. iii. 353). But if so, the Vulgate of the verse, in the form it has passed from the Breviary into Anglican worship, has amply recovered for the verse its larger and deeper spiritual intention: "Endue Thy ministers with righteousness, and make Thy chosen people joyful."

Saints--chasidim. Here very possibly technical of the party so called in the Maccabaean period. (See Note, Psalm 16:10.)

Verse 9. - Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness. In 2 Chronicles the expression used is "with salvation" - salvation being the effect, whereof "righteousness" is the cause. And let thy saints shout for joy. 2 Chronicles has, "rejoice in goodness," i.e. rejoice in God's goodness to them. There is no other sufficient reason for great joy.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May Your priests
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ (kō·hă·ne·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

be clothed
יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ (yil·bə·šū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe

with righteousness,
צֶ֑דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity

and Your saints
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ (wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2623: Kind, pious

shout for joy.
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ (yə·ran·nê·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry


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