Psalms 132:4
I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
In Context
3Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose;
5Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.
Cross References
Genesis 24:33And there was set food before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat, until I have spoken my words. And he said, Speak on.
Proverbs 6:4Grant not any sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 132:2-11
Solomon's Prayer for Divine Favour. 1 Lord , remember David, and all his afflictions: 2 How he sware unto the Lord , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for the Lord , a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his… Read the whole commentary →