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Verse Psalms 132:6. _LO, WE HAVE HEARD OF IT AT EPHRATAH_] This may
be considered as a continuation of David's vow, as if he had said: As
I had determined to build a temple for the ark, and heard tha...
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LO, WE HEARD OF IT AT EPHRATAH - Most probably this is the language of
the contemporaries of David; or this is what they might be supposed to
say; or this is what tradition reports that they did say....
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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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HEARD: i.e. while he was at Ephratah. David"s father was an Ephrathite
(of Bethlehem-Ephratah. Compare Genesis 35:19. David had "heard" of it
as being in Shiloh.
IT: i.e. the Ark. in the fields of th...
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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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Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the
wood.
LO, WE HEARD OF IT AT EPHRATAH - David's words after he had so far
attained his wish, that the ark had been brought up to Zion...
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132:6 it (g-5) i.e. the ark. Ephratah, (h-7) Bethlehem-Judah. wood.
(i-16) Or 'of Jaar,' used here poetically for Kirjath-jearim....
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WE HEARD OF IT AT] i.e. the people heard the ark was at Ephratah,
perhaps the district round Kirjath-jearim, where the ark stayed till a
place was prepared for it in Mt. Zion: cp. 1 Chronicles 13:5. F...
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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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LO, WE HEARD. — This verse has been pronounced inexplicable, and yet
the general intention is clear. The vow in which David declared his
purpose has just been quoted, and that which is now said to hav...
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הִנֵּֽה ־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְ
אֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּ...
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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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Lo, we heard of it at (d) Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the
wood.
(d) The common instinct was that the ark should remain in Ephratah,
that is, in Bethlehem a plentiful place: but later we pe...
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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...
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_THE SACRED ARK_
‘Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the
wood.’
Psalms 132:6
In the days to which the Psalmist’s words refer the Ark provided
satisfaction for certain inst...
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6._Lo! we heard of it at Ephratha. _This verse is obscure, and we need
not wonder at the difficulty which interpreters have felt in
ascertaining its meaning. First, the relative pronoun (131) being of...
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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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LO, WE HEARD OF IT AT EPHRATAH,.... Either of the ark which David and
others had heard of, that it formerly was at Shiloh,
Joshua 18:1; here called Ephratah, as some think; so the Ephraimites
are cal...
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Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
Ver. 6. _Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah_] At Bethlehem Ephratah,
David's birth place, there we heard of it long since by our
pro...
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_Lo, we have heard of it_ The ark, or of the place or habitation for
the Lord last mentioned; _at Ephratah_ That is, at Shiloh, in the
tribe of Ephraim, there they were told it had been, but it was go...
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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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Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah, that is, at Bethlehem, where David had
grown up; WE FOUND IT IN THE FIELDS OF THE WOOD, at Kirjath-jearim,
for there the ark had been stored all these years, until Davi...
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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...
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WE HEARD OF IT; of the place or habitation for the Lord last
mentioned. AT EPHRATAH; either,
1. In Bethlehem, which is called Ephratah, GENESIS 35:19, GENESIS 48:7
MICAH 5:2. So the sense is either th...
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Psalms 132:6 heard H8085 (H8804) Ephrathah H672 found H4672 (H8804)
fields H7704 woods H3293
at Ephratah -...
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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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_Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the
wood._
HEARING, SEEKING, FINDING
Long before David’s time, the ark of the Lord had been almost
forgotten by the children of Israel. T...
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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 132:6 The pilgrims come from various villages
in Judah to WORSHIP AT HIS FOOTSTOOL (see 1 Chronicles 28:2;...
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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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1 Chronicles 13:5; 1 Chronicles 13:6; 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Samuel 7:1;...
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It — Of the ark. Ephratah — In the tribe of Ephraim, which was
called also Ephratah. Found it — Afterwards we found it in Kirjath
— jearim, which signifies a city of woods, in the territory whereof
th...