Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 132:9
saints . favoured ones.shout for joy. That is exactly what they did. See the subscription of Psalms 87 and note there on "Mahalath-Leannoth".
saints . favoured ones.shout for joy. That is exactly what they did. See the subscription of Psalms 87 and note there on "Mahalath-Leannoth".
Verse Psalms 132:9. _LET THY PRIESTS BE CLOTHED WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS_] Let them be as remarkable for _inward holiness_ as they are for the splendour of their _holy vestments_....
LET THY PRIESTS BE CLOTHED WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS - This is also substantially the same language that was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple. See again 2 Chronicles 6:41. The idea is, that in...
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...
_Let thy priests be clothed_with _righteousness_ May those who minister in the sanctuary be worthy servants of a righteous God, fit representatives of a righteous nation (Isaiah 26:2)! The white pries...
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...
132:9 saints (k-11) _ Chasid_ . see Psalms 30:4 ....
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....
THY SAINTS] God's chosen people....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 132 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
(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...
CLOTHED WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS. — The original is “salvation,” as below in Psalms 132:16, though the Hebrew word is slightly varied. This variation, however, is an almost positive proof that the psalmist,...
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ ־צֶ֑דֶק וַ חֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃...
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...
Let thy priests be clothed with (f) righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. (f) Let the effect of your grace appear both in the priests and in the people....
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...
9._Let thy priests, _etc. He now prays in general for the prosperity of the Church, as what stood intimately connected with the previous statement, the promotion of our best interests being the great...
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...
LET THY PRIESTS BE CLOTHED WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... In 2 Chronicles 6:41; it is, "with salvation", as in Psalms 132:16. Either the ministers of the word; who may be said to be clothed with righteousnes...
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. Ver. 9. _Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness_] _i.e._ With salvation, as Psalms 132:16. No surer sign of God...
_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...
Let Thy priests, who were ordinarily clothed in white linen, to typify the purity which should characterize their office, BE CLOTHED WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS, that imputed to them by virtue of their faith i...
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...
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...
WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS; not only with those outward sacerdotal garments of glory and beauty which thou hast appointed for them, but especially with those inward ornaments of righteousness and true holines...
Psalms 132:9 priests H3548 clothed H3847 (H8799) righteousness H6664 saints H2623 joy H7442 (H8762) your priests -...
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...
Psalms 132:9 What did these words "priests" and "saints" mean to a Jew? Why does the Psalmist perceive such a close connection between the righteousness of the one and the joy of the other? I. A whol...
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...
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...
_Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness._ A RIGHTEOUS PULPIT We hear advocated, on platforms and elsewhere, different kinds of ministry. Some are urgent for a talented ministry. Some are urge...
_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...
1 Peter 5:5; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:12; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 65:14;...