Psalms 132:14
This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
In Context
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:
15I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread;
Cross References
1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 Kings 9:3And Jehovah said to him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication which thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
Psalms 68:16Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever.
Psalms 76:2And in Salem is his tent, and his dwelling-place in Zion.
Psalms 132:8Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength.
Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children that Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 132:12-18
God's Choice of Zion; God's Promises to Zion. 11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 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. 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her… Read the whole commentary →