Psalms 132:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

This and the following clauses are not to be understood strictly and properly, as if he would never come into his house or bed till this was done, which is confuted by the history, 2 Samuel 11:2; but figuratively as an hyperbolical expression, such as are usual both in Scripture and in all other authors, to signify his passionate desire of doing this work, which was so earnest, that neither his house, nor bed, nor sleep could give him any content till this work was done, or in some forwardness.

Psalms 132:3

3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;