English Standard Version
Psalms 132:5
5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Psalms 132:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)until I find a place to build a house for the Lord, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”
Context of Psalms 132:5
3"I will not enter my house or get into my bed, 4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." 6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. 7"Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"
Read all of Psalms 132Psalms 132:5 word by word
עַד־אֶמְצָ֣א מָ֭קוֹם לַיהוָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 132:5
- 2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
- Acts 7:46who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
- 1 Kings 8:27"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
- 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?
- Isaiah 66:1Thus says the Lord: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?
- Acts 7:47But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
- Ephesians 2:22In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
- Psalms 132:2how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
Commentaries on Psalms 132:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Until I find out a place for the Lord - A place for the ark of God; a place where it may constantly and safely remain. The symbol of the divine presence rested on the mercy-seat, the cover of the ark, and hence, this was represented as the seat or the house of God. An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob - Hebrew, “For the mighty One of Jacob.” The reference is to a permanent dwelling-place for the ark. It had been moved from place to place. There was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18This psalm celebrates the Lord’s faithfulness to David. When David wanted to bring the ark to Jerusalem (Psalm 132:1–5), the Lord agreed and made Jerusalem his earthly home (132:6–10). God’s choice of Jerusalem also shows his choice: of David's family line (Psalm 132:11–13), of Zion (Psalm 132:14–17), and of the priesthood (Psalm 132:9, 16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-5. This vow is not elsewhere recorded. It expresses, in strong language, David's intense desire to see the establishment of God's worship as well as of His kingdom. remember David--literally, "remember for David," that is, all his troubles and anxieties on the matter.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5Until I find a place Until it will be known where the place of His sanctuary will be. (I found this.)Read the comment
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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
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