Psalms 132:5

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)until I find a place to build a house for the Lord, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”

Context of Psalms 132:5

3“I will not enter my house or go to my bed, 4I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: 7“Let us go to his dwelling place, let us worship at his footstool, saying,

Psalms 132:5 word by word

עַד־אֶמְצָ֣א מָ֭קוֹם לַיהוָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Until I find outמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• an habitationמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• for the mightyאָבִיר'âbîyr · mightyH46
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Psalms 132:5

• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 15:3David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
• Acts 7:46who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
• 1 Kings 8:27“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!
• 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? Who then am I to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?
• Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?
• Acts 7:47But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
• Ephesians 2:22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
• Psalms 132:2He swore an oath to the Lord, he made a 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

Topics related to Psalms 132:5

• Liberality
• Self-Denial
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ark
• Clothe
• Degrees, Song of
• Habitation
• Hallel
• Kirjathjearim

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