Psalms 132:10

Psalms 132:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
• New International Version (NIV)For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Your servant David’s sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

Context of Psalms 132:10

8Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark [the symbol] of Your strength. 9Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living), And let Your godly ones shout for joy. For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn away the face of Your anointed. 11The Lord swore to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “One of your descendants I will set upon your throne. 12If your children will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

Psalms 132:10 word by word

בַּ֭עֲבוּר דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sake turn not awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• of thine anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899

Cross-references for Psalms 132:10

• 1 Kings 11:12However, I will not do it in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son (Rehoboam).
• 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp (descendant on the throne) in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem,
• 2 Kings 19:34‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
• Hosea 3:5Afterward the sons of Israel will return [in deep repentance] and seek the Lord their God and [seek from the line of] David their king [the King of kings—the Messiah]; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness and blessing in the last days.
• Psalms 84:9See our shield, O God, And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].
• Psalms 89:38But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.
• 2 Chronicles 6:42“O Lord God, do not turn away and reject the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness and faithfulness to Your servant David.”

Commentaries on Psalms 132:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For thy servant David‘s sake - Because of the promise made to him; because of the zeal which he has shown in securing a place for the ark. Let it not be in vain that he has shown such a regard to the honor of God; let not the promises made to him fail. Such a prayer is proper now. There is nothing wrong in our beseeching God to carry out and accomplish the purposes cherished by his church for promoting the honor of his name; or for a child to pray that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10These verses are a quotation from Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple (2 Chronicles 6:41–42).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. For thy servant David's sake--that is, On account of the promise made to him. turn ... anointed--Repulse not him who, as David's descendant, pleads the promise to perpetuate his royal line. After reciting the promise, substantially from 2Sa 7:12-16 (compare Ac 2:30, &c.), an additional plea,Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 10turn not away the face of Your anointed Solomon, when he comes to place the Ark therein.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 132:10

• Intercession

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Ark
• Clothe
• Degrees, Song of
• Hallel
• Kirjathjearim
• Psalms
• Ark of the Covenant
• David
• Degree

Commentaries on Psalms 132

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings