Psalms 132:5
until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob worshiped.”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:1After King David began to live in his palace, Yahweh protected him from all his enemies.
1 Kings 8:27But God, you cannot really live on the earth. There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven. So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.
1 Chronicles 15:12David said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. You and the other descendants of Levi must purify yourselves, in order to be able to do this special work for Yahweh. You must bring the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israelis, up to the place that I have made for it here in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 28:2David stood up and said, “My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.
Isaiah 66:1Yahweh also said this: “ All of heaven is like my throne, and the whole earth is like my footstool. So you could certainly not [RHQ] build a house that would be adequate for me to live in and rest!
Ephesians 2:22And because of your relationship with Christ, God is joining you non-Jews together with Jewish believers to be like one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.
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 →