Psalm 132:1-5

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

1
Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all y the hardships he endured,
 2 how he swore to the Lord
and z vowed to a the Mighty One of Jacob,
 3 "I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
 4 I will not b give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
 5 until I c find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for a the Mighty One of Jacob."

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 120:1
    In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:14
    With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 50:14
    Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 132:5
    Until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.
    Genesis 49:24
    Yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel).
    Isaiah 49:26
    I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the Lord your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
    Isaiah 60:16
    You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  5. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:4
    Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:7
    David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
    Acts 7:46
    Who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 132:2
    How he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob.
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