Psalm 132:8-10

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 132:8

Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ,.... Which words, and what follow, were used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple; and with which he concluded his prayer, 2 Chronicles 6:41 ; and so may be a request to the Lord, that he would take up his residence in the temple built for him, where he would have a firm and stable place of rest; who, from the time of Israel's coming out of Egypt, had not dwelt in a house; but had walked in a tent or tabernacle from place to place, 2 Samuel 6:6 ; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ,.... In 2 Chronicles 6:41 ; it is, "with salvation", as in Psalm 132:16 . Either the ministers of the word; who may be said to be clothed with righteousness when they perform their work righteously, and faithfully dispense the word, keep back nothing that is profitable, and administer the ordinances according to the rules of Christ; and when their lives and conversations are agreeable to the Gospel they preach; see Job 29:14 ; or else all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 132:10

For thy servant David's sake ,.... Not for any virtues, or excellencies or merits, of David, literally understood; rather for the sake of the covenant and promises made with him: but for the sake of the antitypical David, the Messiah, the son of David according to the flesh, and the servant of the Lord as Mediator; for whose sake, and in whose name, prayers and supplications are made and presented; turn not away the face of thine anointed ; not David; rather Solomon, as the Targum... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:8

Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou and the ark of thy strength - Using the same expressions which Solomon used when he dedicated the temple, 2 Chronicles 6:41 , 2 Chronicles 6:42 . There are several difficulties in these passages. Ephratah may mean the tribe of Ephraim; and then we may understand the place thus: "I have learned that the ark had been in the tribe of Ephraim, and I have seen it at Kirjath-jearim, or Field of the woods, but this is not a proper place for it, for the Lord... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness - Let them be as remarkable for inward holiness as they are for the splendor of their holy vestments. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:10

The face of thine anointed - David. Remember thy promises to him, that he may be restored to thee and to thy worship. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:8

Verse 8 8.Arise, O Jehovah? (134) Such language as this, inviting the great God who fills heaven and earth to come into a new place of residence, might seem strange and harsh, but the external symbols of religion which God had appointed are spoken of in these exalted terms to put honor upon them, and the better to ensure to them the regard of God’s people. Should God institute no medium of intercourse, and call us to a direct communication with heaven, the great distance at which we stand from... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:9

Verse 9 9.Let thy priests, etc. He now prays in general for the prosperity of the Church, as what stood intimately connected with the previous statement, the promotion of our best interests being the great end for which God dwells amongst us. Some construe the words into a wish that the worship of God might be maintained in its purity, and think that the Psalmist prays that the priests might be clothed with holiness in allusion to their sacred garments. Upon a closer view of the words and the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 132:10

Verse 10 10.For thy servant David’s sake, etc. Some would connect the first part of the verse with the preceding, without adducing reasons against this, it must at once strike the reader that this verse must be taken together. Before entering upon an explanation of the Psalmist’s meaning I may just say that it would be to put a forced sense upon the words were we to understand by turning away the face of thy Christ depriving us of a view of the Redeemer. We may infer with certainty from... read more

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