Passage

Psalms 132

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{A Song of Ascents.} Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction; 2. How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: 3. Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed; 4. I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids; 5. Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob. 6. Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood. 7. We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool. 8. Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9. Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy. 10. For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11. Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12. If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13. For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14. This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it. 15. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16. Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18. His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish." (Psalms 132:1-18, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. A Song of Ascents. Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction, 2. how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3. “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4. I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids; 5. until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6. Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar: 7. “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool. 8. Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place; you, and the ark of your strength. 9. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!” 10. For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one. 11. Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. 12. If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.” 13. For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. 14. “This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it. 15. I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16. Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy. 17. There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. 18. I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”" (Psalms 132:1-18, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 2. How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 3. Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4. I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5. Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. ^{an habitation: Heb. habitations} 6. Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. 7. We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. 8. Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 10. For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11. The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. ^{body: Heb. belly} 12. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. ^{abundantly: or, surely} 16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. ^{lamp: or, candle} 18. His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish." (Psalms 132:1-18, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions. 2. Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3. 'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed, 4. If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids, slumber, 5. Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob. 6. 'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest. 7. We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool. 8. Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength, 9. Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud. 10. For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed. 11. Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee. 12. If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee. 13. For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired [it] for a seat to Himself, 14. This [is] My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it. 15. Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy [with] bread, 16. And her priests I clothe [with] salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud. 17. There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed. 18. His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!" (Psalms 132:1-18, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

David

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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