God’s Word Translation
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place 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.”
Context of Psalms 132:5
3“I will not step inside my house, 4get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6Now, we have heard about the ark ⌞of the promise⌟ being in Ephrathah. We have found it in Jaar. 7Let’s go to his dwelling place. Let’s 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 6:17The men carrying the ark set it in its place inside the tent David had put up for it. David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the Lord’s ark to the place he had prepared for it.
- Acts 7:46who won God’s favor. David asked that he might provide a permanent place for the family of Jacob.
- 1 Kings 8:27“Does God really live on earth? If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, then how can this temple that I have built?
- 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him a temple when heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold him? Who am I to build him a temple except as a place to sacrifice in his presence?
- Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne. The earth is my footstool. Where can you build a house or resting place for me?
- Acts 7:47But Solomon was the one who built a house for God.
- Ephesians 2:22Through him you, also, are being built in the Spirit together with others into a place where God lives.
- Psalms 132:2Remember how he swore an oath to the Lord and made this vow 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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