Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 132:4
I will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eyelids, denying himself all rest,
I will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eyelids, denying himself all rest,
I WILL NOT GIVE SLEEP TO MINE EYES ... - There is no difference here between the words sleep and slumber. The meaning is, that the house of the Lord should be his first care....
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...
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
_I WILL NOT GIVE SLEEP TO MINE EYES, OR SLUMBER TO MINE EYELIDS,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 132 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
(3-5) It is vain to search the historical accounts for this vow. It may be implied from 2 Samuel 7:2, and from the persistent purpose which David certainly nourished. The LXX. and Vulg. give the vow i...
I WILL NOT. — For this proverbial expression see Proverbs 6:4....
אִם ־אֶתֵּ֣ן שְׁנַ֣ת לְ עֵינָ֑י לְֽ עַפְעַפַּ
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...
If David king of Israel thus vowed, and thus engaged to Jehovah; surely it requires but little acquaintance with the scripture (when once the Holy Ghost hath brought us to the knowledge of David's Sur...
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...
I WILL NOT GIVE SLEEP TO MINE EYES, [OR] SLUMBER TO MINE EYELIDS. Not that he never would or did take any sleep till this thing was brought about he had so much at heart; but that he could not and wou...
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids, Ver. 4. _I will not give sleep to mine eyes_] viz. With any good content; or, more than needs must....
_Surely I will not_, &c. As if he had said, I value not my own private domestic enjoyments and accommodations, in comparison of the settlement of God's public worship. “He was so highly concerned,” sa...
1-10 David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the token of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to tie ourselves to a time. It is good in the morning...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 132:4 give H5414 (H8799) sleep H8153 eyes H5869 slumber H8572 eyelids H6079 give sleep -...
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...
This Psalm is a prayer and pleading of the covenant, such a prayer as might have been offered by Solomon at the opening of the Temple, or by any of the descendants of David, either in their times of j...
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...
_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 ...
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...
Genesis 24:33; Proverbs 6:4; Ruth 3:18...