Psalms 132:14
This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
In Context
13For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.
15Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built a dwelling-house for thee, a settled place for thy abode for ever.
1 Kings 9:3And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast offered before me; I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there at all times.
Psalms 68:16(68:17) Why watch ye enviously, ye many-peaked mountains, yonder mountain which God hath chosen for his residence? yea, the Lord will also dwell [there] for ever.
Psalms 76:2(76:3) And in Salem was his tabernacle made, and his dwelling-place in Zion.
Psalms 132:8Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for tokens in Israel, from the Lord of hosts who dwelleth on 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 →