Psalms 132 · Verse 2

Psalms 132:2

How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
Psalms 132:2, King James Version

Psalms 132:2 in other translations

BSBhow he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
WEBhow he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
ASVHow he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
YLTWho hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
DARBYHow he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
BBEHow he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
WebsterHow he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

What does Psalms 132:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 132:1-5

Psa 132:1-18. The writer, perhaps Solomon (compare Psa 132:8, 9), after relating David's pious zeal for God's service, pleads for the fulfilment of the promise (2Sa 7:16), which, providing for a perpetuation of David's kingdom, involved that of God's right worship and the establishment of the greater and spiritual kingdom of David's greater Son. Of Him and His kingdom both the temple and its worship, and the kings…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 How he sware unto the Lord - It is only in this place that we are informed of David's vow to the Lord, relative to the building of the temple; but we find he had fully purposed the thing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 132:1-10

David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the token of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to tie ourselves to a time. It is good in the morning to fix upon work for the day, with submission to Providence, for we know not what a day may bring forth. And we should first, and without delay, seek to have our own hearts made a habitation of God through the Spirit. He…

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Psalms 132:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
נִ֭שְׁבַּעNish.ba'he swore an oathH7650
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
נָ֝דַ֗רna.Darhe vowedH5087
לַאֲבִ֥ירla.'a.Virto [the] mighty one ofH46
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacobH3290

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 132:2

  • Genesis 49:24

    But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

  • Psalms 65:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

  • Isaiah 60:16

    Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

  • Psalms 66:13-14

    I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

  • Psalms 132:5

    Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

  • Psalms 50:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

  • Psalms 146:5-6

    Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • Psalms 116:14-18

    I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. …

  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

  • 2 Samuel 7:1

    And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

  • Isaiah 49:26

    And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he sware.
56:12; 65:1; 66:13,14; 116:14-18; 119:106; 2Sa 7:1
the mighty.
5; 46:11; 50:1; 146:5,6; Ge 49:24

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Context

  • Psalms 132:1

    A Song of degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

  • Psalms 132:2

    How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

  • Psalms 132:3

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

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Psalms 132:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que juró él á Jehová, prometió al Fuerte de Jacob:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Comment il a juré à l’ Éternel, et fait un vœu au Puissant de Jacob:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Welcher Jehova schwur, ein Gelübde tat dem Mächtigen Jakobs:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sicut unguentum in capite, quod descendit in barbam, barbam Aaron, quod descendit in oram vestimenti ejus;