Psalms 132:1
Lord, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wonderful things above me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noe, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and the waters were abated.
1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Psalms 25:6Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world.
Psalms 120:1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Psalms 122:1I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me.
Psalms 124:1To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
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 →