Psalms 132
132
David’s Dynasty
A song of the stairway
1Lord, please don’t forget all the hardships
David had to pass through.
2And how he promised you, Jacob’s mighty God, saying,
3“I will not cross the threshold of my own home
to sleep in my own bed.
4I will not sleep or slumber,
nor even take time to close my eyes in rest,
5until I find a place for you to dwell, O mighty God of Jacob.
I devote myself to finding a resting place for you!” # 132:5 Historically, this refers to David wanting to bring the ark of glory back to Jerusalem.
6First we heard that the ark was at Bethlehem.
Then we found it in the forest of Kiriath-Jearim. # 132:6 Although the Hebrew text does not have the word ark but simply it, this translation supplies the word ark from its reference in verse 8. For the sake of understanding the text, this translation substitutes “Bethlehem” for “Ephrathah” (Ephrathah was the ancient name for Bethlehem) and “Kiriath-Jearim” for “Jaar” (“the fields of Jaar” was a variant form of Kiriath-Jearim, which means “the city of forests”).
7Let’s go into God’s dwelling place
and bow down and worship before him.
8Arise, O Lord, and enter your resting place,
both you and the ark of your glorious strength!
9May your priests wear the robes of righteousness,
and let all your godly lovers sing for joy!
10Don’t forsake your anointed king now,
but honor your servant David.
11For you gave your word and promised David
in an unbreakable oath that one of his sons
would be sitting on the throne to succeed him as king.
12You also promised that if David’s sons
would be faithful to keep their promise to follow you,
obeying the words you spoke to them,
then David’s dynasty would never end.
13Lord, you have chosen Zion as your dwelling place,
for your pleasure is fulfilled in making it your home.
14I hear you say, “I will make this place my eternal dwelling,
for I have loved and desired it as my very own!
15I will make Zion prosper and
satisfy her poor with my provision.
16I will cover my priests with salvation’s power,
and all my righteous ones will shout for joy!
17I will increase the anointing that was upon David,
and my glistening glory will rest upon my anointed one.
18I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but holiness will bloom on my anointed one.” # 132:18 As translated from the Septuagint. The Hebrew reads “his crown will sparkle and gleam.”
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132
2Ch 6:41–42
A Song of Ascents.
1O Lord, remember David
and all his afflictions,
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 how he swore unto the Lord,
and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob:
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 “I will not come into my house,
nor go up to my bed;
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 I will not give sleep to my eyes,
or slumber to my eyelids,
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the mighty God of Jacob.”
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 We heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 “We will go to His dwelling place,
we will worship at His footstool.”
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 Arise, O Lord, go to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let Your godly ones shout for joy.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 For Your servant David’s sake,
do not turn away Your anointed king.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 The Lord has sworn with a sure oath to David
that He will not turn from it:
“From the fruit of your body
I will set a son on your throne.
12If your children will keep My covenant
and My testimonies that I shall teach them,
then their children shall also sit
upon your throne forever.”
13For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling:
14“This is My resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have chosen it.
15I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
and her godly ones shall shout for joy.
17“There I will make a horn sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
18His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”
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