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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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:2

How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob. Whom Jacob called so, Genesis 49:24 ; and to whom he vowed a vow, and is the first we read of that did make one, and it was concerning the house of God, Genesis 28:17 ; and who had an experience of the might and power of God in protecting and defending him from his brother Esau: of this oath and vow of David no mention is made elsewhere, but no doubt they were made; see Psalm 119:106 ; of the Messiah's swearing,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:3

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house ,.... The new house and palace David built for himself after he came to the throne, made of cedar, 2 Samuel 5:11 ; not that he should never enter into it till he had found a dwelling for God, but that he should not go into it with pleasure till that was done; for this and what follows are hyperboles, as Kimchi observes, and signify that he should have no peace nor satisfaction of mind till this was accomplished. It may be applied to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids. Not that he never would or did take any sleep till this thing was brought about he had so much at heart; but that he could not and would not suffer himself to sleep comfortably and quietly because of it. Aben Ezra interprets it of sleep at noon; the phrases express his great desire and solicitude to have this affair accomplished, and his eager and diligent pursuit of it; see Proverbs 6:4 ; of the eager desire of Christ to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:5

Until I find a place for the Lord ,.... To build a house on for the Lord; which it seems was unknown till the times of David; for though mention had been made of a place the Lord would choose to cause his name to dwell in, yet the particular place was not pointed out, Deuteronomy 12:11 . David was very solicitous to find it out, and did, 1 Chronicles 22:1 ; an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob ; See Gill on Psalm 132:2 ; or "habitations", or "tabernacles" F20 משכנות ... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:2

How he sware unto the Lord - It is only in this place that we are informed of David's vow to the Lord, relative to the building of the temple; but we find he had fully purposed the thing. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:3

Surely I will not come - This must refer to the situation of the temple; or, as we would express it, he would not pass another day till he had found out the ground on which to build the temple, and projected the plan, and devised ways and means to execute it. And we find that he would have acted in all things according to his oath and vow, had God permitted him. But even after the Lord told him that Solomon, not he, should build the house he still continued to show his good will by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:5

The mighty God of Jacob - יעקב עביר abir yaacob , the Mighty One of Jacob. We have this epithet of God for the first time, Genesis 49:24 . Hence, perhaps, the abirim of the heathen, the stout ones, the strong beings. read more

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