“ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, ”
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.
CXXXII. David's Zeal and its Reward. Psalms 132:1-5 . 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...
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
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....
(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 vo...
Psalms 132:1-18 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 singe...
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 bui...
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 f...
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 Su...
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...
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...
Solomon's Prayer for Divine Favour. A song of degrees. 1 L ORD , remember David, and all his afflictions: 2 How...
No text from Poole on this verse.
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 Solomo...
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 p...
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...
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 ....
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. Solom...
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 Zio...
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 7:12-29 , would find their real fulfilment in the Mes...
Genesis 24:33 ; Proverbs 6:4 ; Ruth 3:18