Psalm 132:8 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 132:7-9

Psalms 132:7-9We will go into His tabernacles.The devout worshipper’s resolution and ardent prayerI. His resolution.1. Attendance at the house of God. Not merely as a duty, but as a delight.2. Devotion in the house of God. To worship in spirit and in truth; to meet with God in His holy temple.II. His prayer.1. For the manifested presence of the Saviour.2. For the sanctification of God’s ministering servants.3. For the abundant joy of God’s faithful people. (J. G. Breay, B. A.)Public worshipI.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 132:8-9

Psalms 132:8-9Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy strength.Blessings on the sanctuaryI. The temple is here called the place of rest, or the abiding place of God.II. The temple, gorgeous as it was, was incomplete and valueless without the ark. In all ages the ark in the Temple is its life. Still the quick heart within the man, and you will have the stately skeleton soon. Withdraw the magic vapour, and the wheels whirr no longer, and the most exquisite contrivances are mute and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 132:8

Psa 132:8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Ver. 8. Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ] The place of thy rest; for the ark was transportative till settled in Solomon’s temple; so, till we come to heaven, we are in continual motion. Thou, and the ark of thy strength ] The ark in the temple was the chiefest evidence of God’s presence, and the most principal type of Christ, in whom the fulness of the Godhead dwelleth bodily. The word is aron, which is put for a coffin,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 132:8

Arise: Psalms 68:1, Numbers 10:35, Numbers 10:36, 2 Chronicles 6:41, 2 Chronicles 6:42 the ark: Psalms 78:61 Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:17 - they brought 1 Chronicles 6:31 - after that 1 Chronicles 16:1 - in the midst 2 Chronicles 5:7 - the priests Psalms 24:7 - shall Psalms 105:4 - his strength Psalms 132:14 - my rest Ezekiel 24:21 - the excellency read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 132:8

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.Rest — Into thy resting place, the temple so called, Isaiah 66:1, where thou hast now a fixed habitation.The ark — The seat of thy powerful and glorious presence. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:8

8. Arise, O Lord, into thy rest Let Jehovah take possession of the ark on Zion, and make it his dwelling place, as in the tabernacle in the wilderness. Exodus 40:34-35; Leviticus 9:23-24. The formula was quoted by Solomon. 2 Chronicles 6:41. Ark of thy strength The “ark” was the standing symbol of the power and protection of God. It is simply called “strength,” Psalms 78:61, which see. The word “ark” occurs nowhere else in the Psalms. read more