Psalms 132:8

Psalms 132:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
• New International Version (NIV)‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Arise, O Lord, and enter your resting place, along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

Context of Psalms 132:8

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!" Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. 9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy. 10For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

Psalms 132:8 word by word

קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ אַ֝תָּ֗ה וַאֲר֥וֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• into thy restמְנוּחָהmenûchâh menûchâh · restingH4496
• thou, and the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of thy strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797

Cross-references for Psalms 132:8

• Psalms 68:1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!
• Numbers 10:35And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you."
• 2 Chronicles 6:41"And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.
• Psalms 78:61and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

Commentaries on Psalms 132:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Arise, O Lord, into thy rest - Into that which is appointed for its permanent place of repose, that it may no longer be removed from spot to spot. This is spoken of the ark, considered as the place where God, by an appropriate symbol, abode. That symbol - the Shechinah - rested on the cover of the ark. The same language was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple: “Now, therefore, arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy…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. 8-98-9. The solemn entry of the ark, symbolical of God's presence and power, with the attending priests, into the sanctuary, is proclaimed in the words used by Solomon (2Ch 6:41).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