His enemies will I clothe with shame, heap disgrace upon them; but upon himself shall his crown flourish, for the Son of David, the Messiah, will have an eternal kingdom, Luke 1:32, This is truly also a New Testament psalm, and faith may now freely take the righteousness; and salvation obtained through the work of the Messiah, Romans 10:10, for the King of Grace is ever mindful of His own.
Verse Psalms 132:18. _HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME_] Every opponent of the Christian cause shall be confounded. _BUT UPON HIMSELF SHALL HIS CROWN FLOURISH._] There shall be no end of the gov...
HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME - They shall be so confounded that shame shall seem to cover them as a garment. See the notes at Psalms 109:29. That is, David would be triumphant. BUT UPON HIMSEL...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXXII. DAVID'S ZEAL AND ITS REWARD. Psalms 132:1. David's oath to find a worthy abode for the Ark in which Yahweh dwelt. Psalms 132:1_ b_. AFFLICTION: rather pains, _i.e._ the pains he took to find...
HIS CROWN: i.e. his royal crown....
Jehovah's answer to the prayer with which the Psalm begins. He will remember David, for He has chosen Zion to be His abode, and He will bless her people and her priests, and restore the power and pros...
_will I clothe with shame_ The opposite of _salvation, Psalms 132:16_. Cp. Psalms 35:26; Job 8:22. _upon himself_ Upon David in the person of his representative, who is called David in...
PSALMS 132 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Davidic Dynasty Humbled and Exalted. ANALYSIS Stanza, Psalms 132:1-10, Prayer by the Typical Messiah. Anti-Stanza, Psalms 132:11-18, Promise for the Anti
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME - with disappointment in their hope of glorying over his downfall. HIS ENEMIES...
132:18 crown (d-13) Or 'diadem.' see Psalms 89:39...
This is the most difficult of the Pilgrim Songs. According to accepted literary criticism it must be a post-exilic Ps. The Temple worship has been restored. The days of David are in the distant past....
FLOURISH] i.e. sparkle....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 132 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
CROWN (_nezer_). — As the distinctive use of this word in Israel — by its derivation meaning _mark of separation_ — was for the golden plate, inscribed “Holiness to the Lord,” worn on the high priest’...
אֹ֭ויְבָיו אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ בֹּ֑שֶׁת וְ֝ עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ...
Psalms 132:1 THE continuance of "the sure mercies of David" to his descendants for his sake is first besought from God, and is then promised, for his sake, by God Himself, speaking in the singer's spi...
THE LORD'S BLESSING UPON ZION Psalms 132:1-18 This psalm evidently dates from the dedication of Solomon's temple. In the glory of completion God never forgets the toils and anxieties of the builde...
The pilgrims stand at the very entrance of the Holy City, and their song is one of strong desire, and equally strong confidence. In the first part the desire is expressed (vv. Psa 132:1-10). It is for...
PSALM CXXXII. (ECCE QUAM BONUM.) The happiness of brotherly love and concord....
ALL these very precious promises, prayers, and praises, will find an easy explanation from the view of the scriptures just referred to, as well as other portions of the divine word, which come in to o...
REFLECTIONS STAND still, my soul! and behold Jesus as the ark, the habitation, the - Sanctuary, the refuge, the, resting-place for poor sinners, which the Lord Jehovah hath founded, and not man. Look...
18._His enemies will I clothe with shame. _The priests were said above “to be clothed with righteousness and salvation,” now the enemies of David are represented as “clothed with shame.” It is not eno...
Psalms 132 is, in some respects, a very interesting psalm. It is the restoration of the ark of the covenant to its resting-place, and the promises of Jehovah, in answer to the supplication of His serv...
HIS ENEMIES WILL I CLOTHE WITH SHAME, With the garments of shame, as the Targum; very different from the clothing of Zion's priests; all that are incensed against Christ as a King and Saviour shall so...
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. Ver. 18. _His enemies will I clothe with shame_] Shame shall be the promotion of all such fools as set against Christ...
_There_ In Jerusalem, the seat of the kingdom, and the only place of my presence and worship in the world; _will I make the horn of David to bud_ His power and glory to flourish and increase, and to d...
11-18 The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is h...
CLOTHE WITH SHAME; for the shameful and unexpected disappointment of all their vain hopes and wicked designs. UPON HIMSELF; upon him and his posterity, which are nothing else but a man's self multipli...
Psalms 132:18 enemies H341 (H8802) clothe H3847 (H8686) shame H1322 crown H5145 flourish H6692 (H8686)...
Psalms 132 This Psalm is plainly a hymn for the consecration of the Temple. We may call it the song of the builders. In its first portion, extending to the close of the seventh verse, the Church plea...
A Song of Degrees. Psalms 132:1. _LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions._ God had entered into an everlasting covenant with David, « ordered in all things and sure,» and in this Psalm either...
CONTENTS: A pleading of the divine covenant and its promises. CHARACTERS: God, David, Christ. CONCLUSION: Those who have the immutable promises of God for their foundation stand upon a sure rock. Go...
This psalm is justly ascribed to David. It recites his vow to seek out a place of rest for the ark of the Lord; and the song of praise and prayer on its removal from Kirjath-jearim. Psalms 132:6. _Eph...
_His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon Himself shall His crown flourish._ THE REDEEMER’S GLORY, AND THE CONFUSION OF HIS ENEMIES I. The confusion of His enemies. ’Tis an astonishing and mela...
_Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions._ THE HOUSE OF GOD This psalm was probably composed on the occasion of the installation of the ark in the place provided for it in the temple. Solomon...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:1. The theme of this royal psalm is God’s covenant with David’s house to establish the dynasty for the good of the people and, eventually, of the whole world ...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:11 SWORE TO DAVID. This promise is God’s answer to the prayer of vv. Psalms 132:8. God promised to preserve the dynasty, and expects th
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:18 These words, sung during the exile, declare by faith that God would again fulfill his promises and raise up a new David. ⇐...
INTRODUCTION The author of this Psalm and the occasion upon which it was composed are both unknown. The opinion of M. Henry, Perowne, and others, is that it was composed for the dedication of Solomon’...
EXPOSITION This present "Song of Ascents" is well suited to be a "pilgrim-song"—sung by those who went up to Jerusalem to visit the temple, and revivify their faith in the God who had chosen Zion for...
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will...
Daniel 12:2; Isaiah 58:10; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 9:7; Job 8:22;...