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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 132:8

Arise, O Lord, into thy rest - Into that which is appointed for its permanent place of repose, that it may no longer be removed from spot to spot. This is spoken of the ark, considered as the place where God, by an appropriate symbol, abode. That symbol - the Shechinah - rested on the cover of the ark. The same language was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple: “Now, therefore, arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength,” 2 Chronicles 6:41.Thou, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 132:8-10

Psalms 132:8-10. Arise, O Lord, to thy rest, &c. See notes on Numbers 10:35; 2 Chronicles 6:41-42. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness Not only with those outward sacerdotal garments of glory and beauty, which thou hast appointed for them, but, especially, with the inward ornaments of righteousness and true holiness, that so their persons and services may be accepted by thee, both for themselves and for all thy people; and they may be clothed with salvation, (Psalms... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:1-18

Psalm 132 -134 A house of prayer for IsraelA visit to the temple is a fitting occasion to recall the origins of the temple. David, with much difficulty, brought the ark (or covenant box) to Jerusalem with the aim of building God a house (132:1-5; cf. 2 Samuel 6:3-13; 2 Samuel 7:1-3; see also introductory notes to Psalms 24:0). Previously the ark had been at Kiriath-jearim, also known as Baale-judah and here called ‘the fields of Jaar’. David therefore went from Bethlehem (Ephrathah) to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 132:8

Arise. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = [and will say] "Arise, O LORD". &c. This is what Solomon did say in 2 Chronicles 6:41 , see Psalms 68:1 (and note there), according to Numbers 10:35 .Psalms 132:8-10; Psalms 132:8-10 record what David said. the ark of Thy strength. Occurs only here and 2 Chronicles 6:41 . See notes on Exodus 25:22 and 1 Chronicles 13:3 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 132:8

8, 9. The solemn entry of the ark, symbolical of God's presence and power, with the attending priests, into the sanctuary, is proclaimed in the words used by Solomon (2 Chronicles 6:41). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 132:1-18

Psalms 132The writer of this psalm led the Israelites in praying that God would bless Israel for David’s commitment to the Lord."Because of its emphasis on the temple and on God’s election of Zion, the psalm is here classified as a Song of Zion. The Songs of Zion have much in common with the royal psalms, as they celebrate the glories associated with Jerusalem: temple and kingship. Unlike the royal psalms, the Songs of Zion proclaim the glories of Zion in universal and eschatological terms . .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 132:6-8

The antecedent of "it" (Psalms 132:6) is the ark (Psalms 132:8). Ephrathah (Ephratah) is an old name for the area around Bethlehem (Genesis 35:16; Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7). Jaar evidently refers to Kiriath-jearim, "Jearim" being the plural of "Jaar," the town where the ark rested for 20 years after the Philistines returned it (1 Samuel 7:1-2). Evidently some Israelites in Bethlehem heard that the ark was in Kiriath-jearim and went there to retrieve it. From there, David then brought the ark... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:1-18

This is the most difficult of the Pilgrim Songs. According to accepted literary criticism it must be a post-exilic Ps. The Temple worship has been restored. The days of David are in the distant past. The circumstances of the time are such that God’s promise to David of a perpetual dynasty is recalled as a ground of hope. Accordingly we must believe that the writer either incorporated a fragment from an earlier period, Psalms 132:6-10, or represented Israel speaking, dramatically describing... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 132:8

(8) Ark of thy strength.—See the reference in Chronicles. The expression occurs nowhere else but in Psalms 78:61, where the word strength by itself denotes the ark. The technical word ark nowhere else occurs in the psalms. For strength the LXX. and Vulg. have “sanctification.” read more

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