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 <div class="label">132</div><div class="s1">Psalm 132#sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David&#8217;s devotion and of his promises concerning David&#8217;s dynasty and Zion.</div><div class="s2">A song of ascents.#sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.</div><div class="p">1 O Lord, for David&#8217;s sake remember</div><div class="p">all his strenuous effort,#tn Heb &#8220;all his affliction.&#8221; This may refer to David&#8217;s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as &#1506;&#1463;&#1504;&#1463;&#1493;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; (&#8217;anavato, &#8220;his humility&#8221;).</div><div class="p">2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,</div><div class="p">and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.#tn Heb &#8220;the powerful [one] of Jacob.&#8221;</div><div class="p">3 He said,#tn The words &#8220;he said&#8221; are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows is David&#8217;s vow. &#8220;I will not enter my own home,#tn Heb &#8220;the tent of my house.&#8221;</div><div class="p">or get into my bed.#tn Heb &#8220;go up upon the bed of my couch.&#8221;</div><div class="p">4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,</div><div class="p">or my eyelids to slumber,</div><div class="p">5 until I find a place for the Lord,</div><div class="p">a fine dwelling place#tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1). for the powerful ruler of Jacob.&#8221;#tn Heb &#8220;the powerful [one] of Jacob.&#8221;</div><div class="p">6 Look, we heard about it#tn Rather than having an antecedent, the third feminine singular pronominal suffix here (and in the next line) appears to refer to the ark of the covenant, mentioned in v. 8. (The Hebrew term &#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; [&#8217;aron, &#8220;ark&#8221;] is sometimes construed as grammatically feminine. See 1 Sam 4:17; 2 Chr 8:11.) in Ephrathah,#sn Some understand Ephrathah as a reference to Kiriath-jearim because of the apparent allusion to this site in the next line (see the note on &#8220;Jaar&#8221;). The ark was kept in Kiriath-jearim after the Philistines released it (see 1 Sam 6:21-7:2). However, the switch in verbs from &#8220;heard about&#8221; to &#8220;found&#8221; suggests that Ephrathah not be equated with Jair. The group who is speaking heard about the ark while they were in Ephrath. They then went to retrieve it from Kiriath-jearim (&#8220;Jaar&#8221;). It is more likely that Ephrathah refers to a site near Bethel (Gen 35:16, 19; 48:7) or to Bethlehem (Ruth 4:11; Mic 5:2).</div><div class="p">we found it in the territory of Jaar.#tn Heb &#8220;fields of the forest.&#8221; The Hebrew term &#1497;&#1464;&#1506;&#1463;&#1512; (ya&#8217;ad, &#8220;forest&#8221;) is apparently a shortened alternative name for &#1511;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1497;&#1463;&#1514; &#1497;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; (qiryat y&#255;&#8217;arim, &#8220;Kiriath-jearim&#8221;), the place where the ark was kept after it was released by the Philistines and from which David and his men retrieved it (see 1 Chr 13:6).</div><div class="p">7 Let us go to his dwelling place!</div><div class="p">Let us worship#tn Or &#8220;bow down.&#8221; before his footstool!</div><div class="p">8 Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place,</div><div class="p">you and the ark of your strength!</div><div class="p">9 May your priests be clothed with integrity!#tn Or &#8220;righteousness.&#8221;</div><div class="p">May your loyal followers shout for joy!</div><div class="p">10 For the sake of David, your servant,</div><div class="p">do not reject your chosen king!#tn Heb &#8220;do not turn away the face of your anointed one.&#8221;</div><div class="p">11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David;#tn Heb &#8220;the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.&#8221;</div><div class="p">he will not go back on his word.#tn Heb &#8220;he will not turn back from it.&#8221;</div><div class="p">He said,#tn The words &#8220;he said&#8221; are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord&#8217;s words. &#8220;I will place one of your descendants#tn Heb &#8220;the fruit of your body.&#8221; on your throne.</div><div class="p">12 If your sons keep my covenant</div><div class="p">and the rules I teach them,</div><div class="p">their sons will also sit on your throne forever.&#8221;</div><div class="p">13 Certainly#tn Or &#8220;for.&#8221; the Lord has chosen Zion;</div><div class="p">he decided to make it his home.#tn Heb &#8220;he desired it for his dwelling place.&#8221;</div><div class="p">14 He said,#tn The words &#8220;he said&#8221; are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord&#8217;s words. &#8220;This will be my resting place forever;</div><div class="p">I will live here, for I have chosen it.#tn Heb &#8220;for I desired it.&#8221;</div><div class="p">15 I will abundantly supply what she needs;#tn Heb &#8220;I will greatly bless her provision.&#8221; The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.</div><div class="p">I will give her poor all the food they need.#tn Heb &#8220;her poor I will satisfy [with] food.&#8221;</div><div class="p">16 I will protect her priests,#tn Heb &#8220;and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.&#8221;</div><div class="p">and her godly people will shout exuberantly.#tn Heb &#8220;[with] shouting they will shout.&#8221; The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.</div><div class="p">17 There I will make David strong;#tn Heb &#8220;there I will cause a horn to sprout for David.&#8221; The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (cf. Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Pss 18:2; 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom &#8220;exalt the horn&#8221; signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). In the ancient Near East powerful warrior-kings would sometimes compare themselves to a goring bull that used its horns to kill its enemies. For examples, see P. Miller, &#8220;El the Warrior,&#8221; HTR 60 (1967): 422-25, and R. B. Chisholm, &#8220;An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22&#8221; (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 135-36.</div><div class="p">I have determined that my chosen king&#8217;s dynasty will continue.#tn Heb &#8220;I have arranged a lamp for my anointed one.&#8221; Here the &#8220;lamp&#8221; is a metaphor for the Davidic dynasty (see 1 Kgs 11:36).</div><div class="p">18 I will humiliate his enemies,#tn Heb &#8220;his enemies I will clothe [with] shame.&#8221;</div><div class="p">and his crown will shine.</div>
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O LORD, for David’s sake remember
all his strenuous effort,
and how he made a vow to the LORD,
and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.
He said, “I will not enter my own home,
or get into my bed.
I will not allow my eyes to sleep,
or my eyelids to slumber,
until I find a place for the LORD,
a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”
Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah,
we found it in the territory of Jaar.
Let us go to his dwelling place!
Let us worship before his footstool!
Ascend, O LORD, to your resting place,
you and the ark of your strength!
May your priests be clothed with integrity!
May your loyal followers shout for joy!
For the sake of David, your servant,
do not reject your chosen king!
The LORD made a reliable promise to David;
he will not go back on his word.
He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
If your sons keep my covenant
and the rules I teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home.
He said, “This will be my resting place forever;
I will live here, for I have chosen it.
I will abundantly supply what she needs;
I will give her poor all the food they need.
I will protect her priests,
and her godly people will shout exuberantly.
There I will make David strong;
I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.
I will humiliate his enemies,
and his crown will shine.

සවන් දෙන්න Psalms 132