Psalms 132:5
Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
In Context
4I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:
6“Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:1And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
1 Kings 8:27For in truth will God then dwell on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee: how much less then this house that I have built!
1 Chronicles 15:12And he said unto them, Ye are the chiefs of the family divisions of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel unto [the place which] I have prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 28:2Then arose king David upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and I had made preparations to build;
Isaiah 66:1Thus hath said the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is there a house that ye can build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
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 →