Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 132:5
5. habitation—literally, "dwellings," generally used to denote the sanctuary. read more
诗篇 132:3-7 Cuvs
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 132:6
6. These may be the "words of David" and his pious friends, who, at Ephratah—or Beth-lehem (Genesis 48:7), where he once lived, may have heard of the ark, which he found for the first time in the fields of the wood—or, Jair, or Kirjath-jearim ("City of woods") (1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:3; 2 Samuel 6:4), whence it was brought to Zion. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 132:7
7. The purpose of engaging in God's worship is avowed. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 132:1-5
1. The prayer to remember David 132:1-5 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 132:2-5
Specifically, David underwent personal discomfort because he wanted to build a temple for Yahweh (2 Samuel 7). This led him to make great personal sacrifices to prepare for its construction, even though the Lord did not permit him to build the building himself. His desire to erect a magnificent temple was a desire to glorify God. In the ancient Near East, people associated the splendor of a temple with the greatness of the deity it honored. Therefore David wanted to build the most glorious... 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
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 132:6-10
2. The prayer to bless David’s descendants 132:6-10 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
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 132:6
Psalms 132:6. We found, &c.— We find it in the territory, or fields of Fear.—Ver. 7. Let us came into his abodes, let us prostrate ourselves at his footstool. These, and the following verses, represent in so many different scenes the Psalmist and his company set out in quest of the ark; first hearing news of it at Ephratah, i.e. Bethlehem; then finding it at Kirjath-jearim; then exhorting the people to pay their adoration to Jehovah; then using the common form of addressing the ark when it... read more