New English Translation
Psalms 132:5
5until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler 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
3He said, “I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed. 4I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber, until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 6Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar. 7Let us go to his dwelling place! Let us worship before 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 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.
- Acts 7:46He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.
- 1 Kings 8:27“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!
- 2 Chronicles 2:6Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him.
- Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
- Acts 7:47But Solomon built a house for him.
- Ephesians 2:22in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
- Psalms 132:2and how he made a vow to the Lord, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler 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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