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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 132:1-10

In these verses we have Solomon's address to God for his favour to him and to his government, and his acceptance of his building a house to God's name. Observe, I. What he pleads?two things:? 1. That what he had done was in pursuance of the pious vow which his father David had made to build a house for God. Solomon was a wise man, yet pleads not any merit of his own: ?I am not worthy, for whom thou shouldst do this; but, Lord, remember David, with whom thou madest the covenant? (as Moses... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:1

Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions. Which prayer might be put up by David on his own account, as Nehemiah does, Nehemiah 13:22 ; and be considered as a petition to the Lord that he would remember his mercy and lovingkindness to him, and him with the favour he bears to his own people, as he elsewhere prays; that he would remember his covenant with him, and his promise to him, on which he had caused him to hope; and sympathize with him, and support him under all his trials and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:1

Lord, remember David - Consider the promises thou hast made to this thy eminent servant, that had respect, not only to him and to his family, but to all the Israelitish people. read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1 1.O Jehovah! remember David. Interpreters are not agreed respecting the penman of this Psalm, though there is little doubt that it was either David or Solomon. At the solemn dedication of the Temple, when Solomon prayed, several verses are mentioned in the sacred history as having been quoted by him, from which we may infer that the Psalm was sufficiently well known to the people, or that Solomon applied a few words of it for an occasion in reference to which he had written the whole... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1

Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions ; rather, remember to David all his affliction ; i . e . reckon it to him, and reward him for it. The "affliction" intended is the distress that David felt at the thought that, while he dwelt in a house of cedar, the ark of God was only lodged within curtains ( 2 Samuel 7:2 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1

Anxious purpose delayed may prove afflictive. "Remember for David [i.e. so as to fulfill the promise made to him] all his trouble" (see 2 Samuel 6:8-15 ; 1 Chronicles 22:1-19 .). This psalm may belong to the period of Solomon, but it is better to read it in the light of the memories and feelings and hopes of the restored exiles. It is a plea for the fulfillment of the promises made to David in the experiences of the restored nation; and it is a poetical way of saying that the anxieties... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1-5

David's abasement and vow to God. The historical books give no account of this vow, which, however, may have been recorded in one or other of the lost compositions spoken of so frequently in Chronicles ( 1 Chronicles 29:29 ; 2 Chronicles 9:29 ; 2 Chronicles 16:11 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1-5

The power of a holy soul. I. THAT DAWN WAS SUCH WE ARE BOUND TO BELIEVE , notwithstanding the flagrant and most grievous sins which are recorded against him. They stagger us when we read of them, and we wonder how such a man could ever have been called "the man after God's own heart." But in this psalm, as so constantly throughout the Holy Scriptures, we come across statements which prove that, in the estimation of the people of his day, and of those who knew him best,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1-18

Metrically, the psalm consists of four stanzas, each of ten lines: Psalms 132:1-5 ; 6-10; 11-13; and 14-18. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 132:1-18

The service of the sanctuary. We are accustomed to think of devotion in connection with the house of the Lord. The two things are clearly, though not inseparably, associated with one another. There may be piety where there is no sanctuary; there may be a sanctuary where there is no piety. Practically, however, we find the two in very close alliance. We have in this psalm— I. THE GOOD MAN 'S ANXIETY . ( Psalms 132:1-5 .) David is represented as very seriously concerned about... read more

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