Psalms 132 · Verse 4

Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
Psalms 132:4, King James Version

Psalms 132:4 in other translations

BSBI will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
WEBI will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
ASVI will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
YLTIf I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids--slumber,
DARBYI will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,
BBEI will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,
WebsterI will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

What does Psalms 132:4 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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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 132:4 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
אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
שְׁנַ֣תshe.NatsleepH8153
לְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.Naito eyes myH5869
לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥יle.'af.'a.Paito eyelids myH6079
תְּנוּמָֽה\׃te.nu.MahslumberH8572

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

Cross references for Psalms 132:4

  • Proverbs 6:4

    Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

  • Ruth 3:18

    Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

  • Genesis 24:33

    And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
give sleep.
Ge 24:33; Ru 3:18; Pr 6:4

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Context

  • 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,

  • Psalms 132:5

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

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Psalms 132:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No daré sueño á mis ojos, ni á mis párpados adormecimiento,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si je permets à mes yeux de dormir, à mes paupières de sommeiller,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ich Schlaf gestatte meinen Augen, Schlummer meinen Augenlidern;