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href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/132.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/132.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/132.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/132.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty <i>God</i> of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/132.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/132.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/132.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Until I find a place for Yahweh, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/132.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob (Israel).”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/132.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/132.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/132.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/132.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />until I find a home for you, the mighty LORD God of Jacob." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/132.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Until I find out a place for the LORD, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/132.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/132.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />until I provide a place for the LORD, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/132.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />until I locate a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/132.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/132.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/132.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/132.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/132.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/132.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/132.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/132.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Even till I shall find a place for Jehovah, dwellings for the mighty one of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/132.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/132.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 131:5>and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/132.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/132.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/132.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/132.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Until I find a place for LORD JEHOVAH and a tent for the God of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/132.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Until I find out a place for the LORD, A dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/132.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/132-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16595" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Remember David's Affliction</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ’em·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I find</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">a place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">for the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kā·nō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">a dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/46.htm" title="46: la·’ă·ḇîr (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Strong. From 'abar; mighty.">for the Mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">One of Jacob.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-17.htm">1 Kings 8:17-19</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7-10</a></span><br />“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, / but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. / But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2-3</a></span><br />Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, / but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm">2 Chronicles 6:7-9</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46-47</a></span><br />who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12-13</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-20.htm">1 Kings 8:20-21</a></span><br />Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-12</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">1 Chronicles 29:1</a></span><br />Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12-16</a></span><br />the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. / If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Jeremiah 3:17</a></span><br />At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26-28</a></span><br />And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. / My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. / Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">I find</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></b></br> And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3,12</a></b></br> And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46</a></b></br> Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">an habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a></b></br> But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">2 Chronicles 2:6</a></b></br> But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who <i>am</i> I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, The heaven <i>is</i> my throne, and the earth <i>is</i> my footstool: where <i>is</i> the house that ye build unto me? and where <i>is</i> the place of my rest?</p><p class="hdg">for the mighty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Psalm 132:2</a></b></br> How he sware unto the LORD, <i>and</i> vowed unto the mighty <i>God</i> of Jacob;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/120-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/91-9.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/119-52.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/132-3.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Tabernacles</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-13.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/133-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Tabernacles</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 132</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">His prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">With a repetition of God's promises</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/132.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/132.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>until I find a place for the LORD</b><br>This phrase reflects King David's deep desire to establish a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant, which symbolized God's presence among His people. Historically, the Ark had been housed in a tent or tabernacle since the time of Moses. David's intention was to build a temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for Israel. This desire is rooted in the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where God promised to dwell among His people. Theologically, it underscores the importance of seeking God's presence and prioritizing worship in the life of the believer.<p><b>a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.</b><br>The "Mighty One of Jacob" is a title for God, emphasizing His strength and covenant faithfulness to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This phrase connects to the patriarchal promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, highlighting God's enduring commitment to His people. The concept of a "dwelling" for God points forward to the construction of Solomon's Temple, which David's son would eventually build. In a broader biblical context, this anticipates the coming of Jesus Christ, who is described as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>) and the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with humanity (Emmanuel, "God with us"). The desire for a dwelling place for God also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>), where God's presence resides.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The psalm is traditionally attributed to King David, who desired to build a temple for the Lord, a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is the focus of worship and the one for whom the dwelling place is sought.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mighty_one_of_jacob.htm">The Mighty One of Jacob</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His strength and covenant relationship with the descendants of Jacob (Israel).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion/jerusalem.htm">Zion/Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David intended to establish the temple, making it the spiritual center of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>The sacred chest that represented God's presence with His people, which David sought to bring to a permanent resting place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/desire_for_god's_presence.htm">Desire for God's Presence</a></b><br>David's longing to find a dwelling for the Lord reflects a deep desire for God's presence. Believers today should cultivate a similar longing for God's presence in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_plans.htm">Commitment to God's Plans</a></b><br>David's commitment to building a temple, even though he was not the one to complete it, teaches us to be dedicated to God's plans, even if we do not see their fulfillment in our lifetime.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>While David had a plan, it was ultimately God who determined the timing and means of its fulfillment. Trusting in God's sovereignty and timing is crucial for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_dwelling.htm">Spiritual Dwelling</a></b><br>In the New Testament, believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit. This calls for a life that honors God, reflecting His presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>David's desire and preparation for the temple left a legacy that Solomon fulfilled. Our actions and faith can leave a lasting impact on future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_132.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 132</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_david's_vow_in_psalm_132_2-5_historical.htm">Psalm 132:2-5: Is there reliable historical record that David made such a solemn vow, or might this be a later tradition retrofitted into his story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_texts_suggest_rival_centers_to_zion.htm">Psalm 87:5 - If Zion is divinely established, why do other ancient texts suggest multiple rival religious centers during that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_jinxes.htm">What does the Bible say about jinxes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/132.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Until I find out a place for the Lord</span>. The "place" which David desired to "find" was a permanent resting-place for the ark of God, which he had already "brought up from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with gladness" (<a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm">2 Samuel 6:12</a>), but which he had only established in a temporary abode of the nature of a tent, or tabernacle (<a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a>). God approved David's zeal, but did not allow him to accomplish his design (<a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">2 Samuel 7:5-16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the Mighty One of Jacob</span> (comp. ver. 2 and the comment <span class="accented">ad loc</span>.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/132-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I find</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶמְצָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(’em·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a place</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֭קוֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a dwelling</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the Mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_46.htm">Strong's 46: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One of Jacob.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/132-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 132:5 Until I find out a place (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/132-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 132:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/132-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 132:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>