Psalm 132:3-7 WEB

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 132:3

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:6

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah ,.... Either of the ark which David and others had heard of, that it formerly was at Shiloh, Joshua 18:1 ; here called Ephratah, as some think; so the Ephraimites are called Ephrathites, Judges 12:5 ; and Elkanah of Ramathaimzophim, of Mount Ephraim, is said to be an Ephrathite, 1 Samuel 1:1 ; but this tribe the Lord chose not, but the tribe of Judah, for his habitation; and rejected the tabernacle of Shiloh, and removed it from thence, Psalm 78:60 ; ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:7

We will go into his tabernacles ,.... The tabernacles of him that was heard of at Ephratah; born in Bethlehem, and found in the ministry of the word among the Gentiles: enter into his churches, raised and formed there, which are the tabernacles or dwelling places of Christ; where he has his residence, takes his walks, and dwells; and which are very lovely, amiable, and pleasant, and so desirable by believers to go into; because of the presence of God in them, the provisions there made for... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:6

Lo, we have heard of it at Ephratah - This may be considered as a continuation of David's vow, as if he had said: As I had determined to build a temple for the ark, and heard that it was at Ephratah, I went and found it in the fields of Jaar, יער ; - not the wood, but Kirjath Jaar or Jearim, where the ark was then lodged; - and having found it, he entered the tabernacle, Psalm 132:7 ; and then, adoring that God whose presence was in it, he invited him to arise and come to the place which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:6

Verse 6 6.Lo! we heard of it at Ephratha. This verse is obscure, and we need not wonder at the difficulty which interpreters have felt in ascertaining its meaning. First, the relative pronoun (131) being of the feminine gender has no antecedent, and we are forced to suppose that it must refer to the word habitation in the foregoing sentence, although there it reads habitations, in the plural number. But the principal difficulty lies in the word Ephratha, because the Ark of the Covenant was... read more

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

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:7

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:6

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