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
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