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16 Blessed the people who know the war cry,
    who walk in the radiance of your face, Lord.
17 In your name they sing joyfully all the day;
    they rejoice in your righteousness.(A)

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16 They rejoice in your name(A) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,(B)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.

16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

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

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18 You are their majestic strength;
    by your favor our horn[a] is exalted.(A)
19 Truly the Lord is our shield,
    the Holy One of Israel, our king!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 89:18, 25 Horn: a concrete noun for an abstract quality; horn is a symbol of strength.

18 Indeed, our shield[a](A) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(B) to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign

18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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