Psalms 132:1
A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
In Context
2How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
Cross References
Genesis 8:1And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.
1 Samuel 18:1Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
Psalms 25:6O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
Psalms 120:1A Song of the going up. In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.
Psalms 122:1A Song of the going up. Of David. I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Psalms 124:1A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Matthew Henry on Psalms 132:1
It is probable that this psalm was penned by Solomon, to be sung at the dedication of the temple which he built according to the charge his father gave him, 1 Chron. xxviii. 2 , &c. Having fulfilled his trust, he begs of God to own what he had done. I. He had built this house for the honour and service of God; and when he brings the ark into it, the token of God's presence, he desires that God himself would come and take possession of it, ver. 8-10 . With these words Solomon concluded his prayer, 2 Chron. vi. 41,… Read the whole commentary →