His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
Parallel translations
- WEB I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”
- KJV His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- BSB I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
- NASB “I will clothe his enemies with shame, But upon himself his crown will gleam.”
- NLT I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.”
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Quick answer
God will shame the king's enemies while his crown shines resplendent. It promises the defeat of opposition and the glorious reign of the anointed.
Overview
The psalm ends with God promising to cover the king's enemies with shame while his own crown gleams in glory. The triumph of the Davidic king is assured by God. This is fulfilled in Christ, whose enemies are put to shame and whose crown and kingdom endure forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 35:26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
- Job 8:22Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more.”
- Luke 1:32–33He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
- Ps 21:8–9Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- Ps 109:29Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
- Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Rev 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
- Ps 72:8–11He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
- Isa 58:10–12and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light will rise in darkness, and your obscurity will be as the noonday;
- Isa 9:6–7For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Dan 12:2Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
- Rev 17:14These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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