Psalms 132:4
I will not sleep at all
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
In Context
3He said, “I will not go home, I will not rest on my bed,
5until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob worshiped.”
Cross References
Genesis 24:33They set food in front of him for him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I tell you ◄what I need to tell you/why I have come►.” So Laban said, “Tell us!”
Proverbs 6:4Do not wait until tomorrow; go immediately! Do not rest until you go and talk with him.
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 →