Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 132:8
Rest — Into thy resting place, the temple so called, Isaiah 66:1, where thou hast now a fixed habitation. The ark — The seat of thy powerful and glorious presence.
Rest — Into thy resting place, the temple so called, Isaiah 66:1, where thou hast now a fixed habitation. The ark — The seat of thy powerful and glorious presence.
Verse Psalms 132:8. _ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST; THOU AND THE ARK OF THY_ _STRENGTH._] Using the same expressions which Solomon used when he dedicated the temple, 2 Chronicles 6:41-14. There are se...
ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST - Into that which is appointed for its permanent place of repose, that it may no longer be removed from spot to spot. This is spoken of the ark, considered as the place wh...
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...
ARISE. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). [and will say] "Arise,. LORD". &c. This is what Solomon did say in 2 Chronicles 6:41, see Psalms 68:1 (and note there), according to Numbers 10:35.
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
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST; THOU, AND THE ARK OF THY STRENGTH. LET THY PRIESTS ... THY SAINTS SHOUT FOR JOY (like ; ) - from Solom...
ARK OF THY STRENGTH] the symbolical centre of Jehovah's power in Israel. The ark is mentioned only here in the Psalter. Unless, as suggested above, the whole passage is quoted from the very late book...
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
ARK OF THY STRENGTH. — See the reference in Chronicles. The expression occurs nowhere else but in Psalms 78:61, where the word _strength_ by itself denotes the _ark._ The technical word _ark_ nowhere...
(8-10) These are the words which the chronicler (2 Chronicles 6:41) puts into Solomon’s mouth at the dedication of the Temple. Some think that they are there only as a quotation from this psalm, but t...
קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לִ מְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ אַ֝תָּ֗ה וַ א
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...
Arise, O LORD, into thy (e) rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. (e) That is Jerusalem, because later his Ark would move to no other place....
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...
8._Arise, O Jehovah? _(134) Such language as this, inviting the great God who fills heaven and earth to come into a new place of residence, might seem strange and harsh, but the external symbols of re...
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...
ARISE, O LORD, INTO THY REST,.... Which words, and what follow, were used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple; and with which he concluded his prayer, 2 Chronicles 6:41; and so may be a request...
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Ver. 8. _Arise, O Lord, into thy rest_] The place of thy rest; for the ark was transportative till settled in Solomon's temple; so, ti...
_Arise, O Lord, to thy rest_, &c. See notes on Numbers 10:35; 2 Chronicles 6:41. _Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness_ Not only with those outward sacerdotal garments of glory and beauty, wh...
PRAYER FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD AND THE HOUSE OF DAVID. A song of degrees, showing that the mercies of God, so richly promised to David, 2 Samuel 7:12, would find their real fulfilment in the Messiah, th...
Arise, O Lord. into Thy rest, to occupy the finished Temple as His Sanctuary, THOU AND THE ARK OF THY STRENGTH, as the central object of His worship....
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...
ARISE, i.e. arise and come. One word put for two, as GENESIS 43:33, _marvelled_ (i.e. marvelled looking) _one at another_; and GENESIS 43:34, _he took messes_, i.e. _he took and sent messes_, as our t...
Psalms 132:8 Arise H6965 (H8798) LORD H3068 place H4496 ark H727 strength H5797 Arise - Psalms
Psalms 132:8 In the Psalm before us this prayer stands in a kind of central position: central to the need which prompted it on the one hand, and on the other hand to the bountiful answer which it rec...
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...
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...
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...
_Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy strength._ BLESSINGS ON THE SANCTUARY I. The temple is here called the place of rest, or the abiding place of God. II. The temple, gorgeous as...
_We will go into His tabernacles._ THE DEVOUT WORSHIPPER’S RESOLUTION AND ARDENT PRAYER I. His resolution. 1. Attendance at the house of God. Not merely as a duty, but as a delight. 2. Devotion in...
_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 132:8 The worshipers pray that God will be present in his chosen RESTING PLACE. Imagining the scene in Jerusalem, the worshipers pray that Israel will be true to its calling. DO...
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...
2 Chronicles 6:41; 2 Chronicles 6:42; Numbers 10:35; Numbers 10:36;...