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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord, and go 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.

Context of Psalms 132:8

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. O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place with the ark of your power. 9Clothe your priests with righteousness. Let your godly ones sing with joy. 10For the sake of your servant David, do not reject 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 will arise. His enemies will be scattered. Those who hate him will flee from him.
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, “Arise, O Lord! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!”
• 2 Chronicles 6:41“Now arise, and come to your resting place, Lord God— you and the ark of your power. Clothe your priests, Lord God, with salvation. Let your godly ones rejoice in what is good.
• Psalms 78:61He allowed his power to be taken captive and handed his glory over to an oppressor.

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