Psalms 132 · Verse 3

Psalms 132:3

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
Psalms 132:3, King James Version

Psalms 132:3 in other translations

BSB“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
WEB“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;
ASVSurely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;
YLT‘If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
DARBYI will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;
BBETruly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,
WebsterSurely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

What does Psalms 132:3 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 3 Surely I will not come - This must refer to the situation of the temple; or, as we would express it, he would not pass another day till he had found out the ground on which to build the temple, and projected the plan, and devised ways and means to execute it. And we find that he would have acted in all things according to his oath and vow, had God permitted him. But even after the Lord told him that Solomon, not he, should build the house he still continued to show his good will by collecting treasure and materials for the building, all the rest of his life.

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 132:3 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.

אִם\־'im-ifH518
אָ֭בֹא'A.vo'I will goH935
בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helin [the] tent ofH168
בֵּיתִ֑יbei.Tihouse myH1004
אִם\־'im-ifH518
אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה'e.'e.LehI will go upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
עֶ֥רֶשׂ'E.res[the] couch ofH6210
יְצוּעָֽי\׃ye.tzu.'Aibeds myH3326

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

Cross references for Psalms 132:3

  • Haggai 1:4

    Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will not.
Ec 9:10; Hag 1:4; Mt 6:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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;

  • Psalms 132:4

    I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

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Psalms 132:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No entraré en la morada de mi casa, ni subiré sobre el lecho de mi estrado;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si j’entre dans la demeure de ma maison, si je monte sur le lit où je couche,
German
Elberfelder 1871		"Wenn ich hineingehe in das Zelt meines Hauses, wenn ich steige auf das Lager meines Bettes;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sicut ros Hermon, qui descendit in montem Sion. Quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionem, et vitam usque in sæculum.