Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 132:3
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house nor go up into my bed, himself enjoying good fortune and taking his ease;
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house nor go up into my bed, himself enjoying good fortune and taking his ease;
Verse Psalms 132:3. _SURELY I WILL NOT COME_] This must refer to the _situation_ of the temple; or, as we would express it, he would not pass another day till he had found out the _ground_ on which t...
SURELY I WILL NOT COME INTO THE TABERNACLE OF MY HOUSE - The tent of my dwelling; the place where I abide. Nor go up into my bed The couch of my bed, or where I sleep. I will make it my first business...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXXII. DAVID'S ZEAL AND ITS REWARD. Psalms 132:1. David's oath to find a worthy abode for the Ark in which Yahweh dwelt. Psalms 132:1_ b_. AFFLICTION: rather pains, _i.e._ the pains he took to find...
I WILL NOT COME. Note the Figure of speech _Periphrases_ (App-6) in verses: Psalms 132:4; Psalms 132:5. TABERNACLE. tent. Hebrew. _'ohel._ App-40. Compare Acts 7:46. OF. Genitive of Apposition. "the...
PSALMS 132 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Davidic Dynasty Humbled and Exalted. ANALYSIS Stanza, Psalms 132:1-10, Prayer by the Typical Messiah. Anti-Stanza, Psalms 132:11-18, Promise for the Anti
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; SURELY I WILL NOT COME INTO THE TABERNACLE OF MY HOUSE, NOR GO UP INTO MY BED - not literally, but virtually: I will c...
This is the most difficult of the Pilgrim Songs. According to accepted literary criticism it must be a post-exilic Ps. The Temple worship has been restored. The days of David are in the distant past....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 132 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
TABERNACLE. — We have in the mention of _tent_ either A reminiscence of the old nomadic times of the race, or an allusion to David’s own wandering and warlike habits....
(3-5) It is vain to search the historical accounts for this vow. It may be implied from 2 Samuel 7:2, and from the persistent purpose which David certainly nourished. The LXX. and Vulg. give the vow i...
אִם ־אָ֭בֹא בְּ אֹ֣הֶל בֵּיתִ֑י אִם ־אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗
Psalms 132:1 THE continuance of "the sure mercies of David" to his descendants for his sake is first besought from God, and is then promised, for his sake, by God Himself, speaking in the singer's spi...
THE LORD'S BLESSING UPON ZION Psalms 132:1-18 This psalm evidently dates from the dedication of Solomon's temple. In the glory of completion God never forgets the toils and anxieties of the builde...
The pilgrims stand at the very entrance of the Holy City, and their song is one of strong desire, and equally strong confidence. In the first part the desire is expressed (vv. Psa 132:1-10). It is for...
Surely I (b) will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; (b) Because the chief charge of the king was to set forth God's glory, he shows that he would take no rest, neither...
Precious. Is expressed in Hebrew. The name of Aaron would sufficiently denote that it was of this nature. (Berthier) See Exodus xxx. 23. --- Moses poured it on his head, with such profusion that it ra...
If David king of Israel thus vowed, and thus engaged to Jehovah; surely it requires but little acquaintance with the scripture (when once the Holy Ghost hath brought us to the knowledge of David's Sur...
Psalms 132 is, in some respects, a very interesting psalm. It is the restoration of the ark of the covenant to its resting-place, and the promises of Jehovah, in answer to the supplication of His serv...
SURELY I WILL NOT COME INTO THE TABERNACLE OF MY HOUSE,.... The new house and palace David built for himself after he came to the throne, made of cedar, 2 Samuel 5:11; not that he should never enter i...
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; Ver. 3. _Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house_] _i.e._ Of my newly built house, 1Ch 15:1 2 Samuel 1:2....
_Surely I will not_, &c. As if he had said, I value not my own private domestic enjoyments and accommodations, in comparison of the settlement of God's public worship. “He was so highly concerned,” sa...
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...
This and the following clauses are not to be understood strictly and properly, as if he would never come into his house or bed till this was done, which is confuted by the history, 2 SAMUEL 11:2; but...
Psalms 132:3 go H935 (H8799) chamber H168 house H1004 up H5927 (H8799) bed H6210 H3326 I will not -...
Psalms 132 This Psalm is plainly a hymn for the consecration of the Temple. We may call it the song of the builders. In its first portion, extending to the close of the seventh verse, the Church plea...
A Song of Degrees. Psalms 132:1. _LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions._ God had entered into an everlasting covenant with David, « ordered in all things and sure,» and in this Psalm either...
This Psalm is a prayer and pleading of the covenant, such a prayer as might have been offered by Solomon at the opening of the Temple, or by any of the descendants of David, either in their times of j...
CONTENTS: A pleading of the divine covenant and its promises. CHARACTERS: God, David, Christ. CONCLUSION: Those who have the immutable promises of God for their foundation stand upon a sure rock. Go...
This psalm is justly ascribed to David. It recites his vow to seek out a place of rest for the ark of the Lord; and the song of praise and prayer on its removal from Kirjath-jearim. Psalms 132:6. _Eph...
_Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions._ THE HOUSE OF GOD This psalm was probably composed on the occasion of the installation of the ark in the place provided for it in the temple. Solomon...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:1. The theme of this royal psalm is God’s covenant with David’s house to establish the dynasty for the good of the people and, eventually, of the whole world ...
INTRODUCTION The author of this Psalm and the occasion upon which it was composed are both unknown. The opinion of M. Henry, Perowne, and others, is that it was composed for the dedication of Solomon’...
EXPOSITION This present "Song of Ascents" is well suited to be a "pilgrim-song"—sung by those who went up to Jerusalem to visit the temple, and revivify their faith in the God who had chosen Zion for...
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will...
Ecclesiastes 9:10; Haggai 1:4; Matthew 6:33...