Psalms 132:1
A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
In Context
2how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
Cross References
Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
Psalms 25:6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
Psalms 120:1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Psalms 122:1A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Psalms 124:1A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
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 →