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Psalms 132
Psalms
Chapter 132
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1Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;
2How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
6Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.
7We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.
8Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.
10For thy servant David’s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
18His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
What is Psalms 132 about?
Nearing the summit of the ascent, this longest Song of Ascents remembers David's oath to find a dwelling for the LORD and the bringing of the ark to Zion, the city God has chosen for His rest. It rehearses the LORD's sworn covenant with David — that of the fruit of his body He would set a king upon his throne — and His promise to make the horn of David bud and to ordain a lamp for His anointed. Zion is God's resting place for ever, where He will clothe His priests with salvation and satisfy her poor with bread. The oath to David that a King would sit on his throne looks straight ahead to Christ, the Son of David in whom the covenant stands sure.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 132