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Psalms 132:1
1Lord, remember David and all his self-denial.
Psalms 132:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Remember, O Lord, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, remember David And all his afflictions;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, remember David and all that he suffered.
Context of Psalms 132:1
Lord, remember David and all his self-denial. 2He swore an oath to the Lord, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3“I will not enter my house or go to my bed,
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זְכוֹר־יְהוָ֥ה לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֝ת כָּל־עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 132:1
- Psalms 120:1I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.
- Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
- Psalms 122:1I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 123:1I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
- Psalms 124:1If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
- Psalms 129:1“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
- Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.
- Psalms 25:6Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
- Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.
- Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
- Lamentations 3:19I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
Commentaries on Psalms 132:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Lord, remember David - Call to remembrance his zeal, his labor, his trials in order that there might be a permanent place for thy worship. Call this to remembrance in order that his purpose in thy cause may not be frustrated; in order that the promises made to him may be accomplished. And all his afflictions - The particular trial here referred to was his care and toil, that there might be a settled home for the ark. The word used would not refer merely…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's care for the ark. (1-10) The promises of God. (11-18) Verses 1-10 David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the token of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to tie ourselves to a time. It is good in the morning to fix upon work for the day, with submission to Providence, for we know not what a day may bring forth. And we should first, and without delay, seek to have our own hearts made a habitation…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. 1A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, onto David all his affliction The affliction of his soul, how he worked and toiled to find a place for You.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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