He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will drink of the brook on the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
- KJV He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
- NKJV He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.
- NASB He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head.
- NLT But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. He will be victorious.
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Quick answer
The victorious King drinks from a brook along the way and lifts up His head in triumph. He presses on to total victory without exhaustion.
Overview
This closing image likely portrays the conquering King pausing only briefly to refresh Himself before lifting His head in renewed strength and triumph. It pictures relentless, victorious pursuit of His enemies. Some see here a hint of the Messiah's path through lowliness to exaltation, fulfilled in Christ who was humbled and then lifted up (Philippians 2:8-9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 27:6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
- Heb 2:9–10But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Judg 7:5–6So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”
- Matt 26:42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- 1 Pet 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- Phil 2:7–11but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- John 18:11“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
- Jer 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.
- Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- Jer 23:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- Matt 20:22“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- Ps 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Isa 53:11–12After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
- Job 21:20Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
- Ps 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
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