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Verse Psalms 132:12. _IF THY CHILDREN WILL KEEP MY COVENANT_] This was
conditional with respect to the posterity of David. They have been
driven from the throne, because they did not keep the Lord's c...
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IF THY CHILDREN WILL KEEP MY COVENANT ... - This was the condition
implied in the promise - that they were to keep the law of God, and to
serve and obey him. If they did not, they could not, of course...
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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...
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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...
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CHILDREN. sons.
MY TESTIMONY. Hebrew. "this My testimony". Some codices, with
Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "[these] my testimonies"
(plural)
CHILDREN. sons....
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Jehovah's answer to the prayer with which the Psalm begins. He will
remember David, for He has chosen Zion to be His abode, and He will
bless her people and her priests, and restore the power and pros...
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_If thy_sons _will keep_ The condition of the literal fulfilment of
the promise is implied in 2 Samuel 7:14, and explicitly stated in 1
Kings 8:25. In Psalms 89:30 ff. the thought is developed, that m...
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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
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If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall
teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for
evermore.
IF THY CHILDREN WILL KEEP MY COVENANT AND MY TESTIMONY TH...
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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....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 132
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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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...
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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...
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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...
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If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall
teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for (h)
evermore.
(h) Because this cannot be accomplished but in Christ,...
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ALL these very precious promises, prayers, and praises, will find an
easy explanation from the view of the scriptures just referred to, as
well as other portions of the divine word, which come in to o...
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12._If thy sons keep my covenant. _More distinct notice is now taken
of the descending line, by which the perpetuity of the succession, as
I have already shown, is pointed out. Sons of princes commonl...
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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...
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IF THY CHILDREN WILL KEEP MY COVENANT, AND MY TESTIMONY THAT I SHALL
TEACH THEM,.... The former part of the promise and oath is absolute,
respecting the Messiah; but this is conditional, and relates t...
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If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall
teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for
evermore.
Ver. 12. _If thy children will keep my covenant_] Although...
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_The Lord has sworn in truth_ Not falsely or deceitfully, as men
sometimes do, but sincerely and faithfully, what he will inviolably
observe and fulfil, as the next clause expounds this. _Of the fruit...
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PRAYER FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD AND THE HOUSE OF DAVID.
A song of degrees, showing that the mercies of God, so richly promised
to David, 2 Samuel 7:12, would find their real fulfilment in the
Messiah, th...
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If thy children will keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall
teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne forevermore,
the culmination of his dynasty coming in Jesus, the Messiah,...
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11-18 The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with
his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to
man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is h...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 132:12 sons H1121 keep H8104 (H8799) covenant H1285 testimony
H5713 which H2090 (H8675) H2097 teach...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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 ...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:11 SWORE TO DAVID. This promise is God’s
answer to the prayer of vv. Psalms 132:8. God promised to preserve the
dynasty, and expects th
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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’...
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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...
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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...
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Isaiah 59:21; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32; Luke 1:33; Psalms 102:28;...