Psalms 132 (ASV)

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Chapter Text

132:1 Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

132:2 How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

132:3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

132:4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

132:5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

132:6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

132:7 We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.

132:8 Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

132:9 Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

132:10 For thy servant David`s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

132:11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

132:13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

132:14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

132:15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

132:16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

132:17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

132:18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish. Psalm 133 A Song of Ascents; of David.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "remember", "david", "affliction", "sware", "vowed", and "mighty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "jehovah" and "remember" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.