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 pleads with God the many thoughts and long toils that had laid the foundation for His house. I. Let us g... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 132:8 In the Psalm before us this prayer stands in a kind of central position: central to the need which prompted it on the one hand, and on the other hand to the bountiful answer which it received. I. The Temple is here spoken of as the "rest" or abiding-place of God. The original allusion... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 132:9 What did these words "priests" and "saints" mean to a Jew? Why does the Psalmist perceive such a close connection between the righteousness of the one and the joy of the other? I. A whole book of the Pentateuch is written to tell us what the Jewish priest was and what work he did. He... [ Continue Reading ]