Psalms 132:1
“A song of the degrees.” Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
In Context
2How he swore unto the Lord; how he vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob:
Cross References
Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters were assuaged;
1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Psalms 25:6Remember thy mercies, O Lord, and thy kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.
Psalms 120:1“A song of the degrees.” Unto the Lord, when I was in distress, did I call, and he hath answered me.
Psalms 122:1“A song of the degrees by David.” I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go.
Psalms 124:1“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel 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 →