Psalms 132:3–5
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house: nor goe vp into my bed.
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
I will not giue sleepe to mine eyes: or slumber to mine eyelids,
Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
†Untill I finde out a place for the LORD: an habitation for the mightie God of Iacob.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. habitations,
Narration uses the Pure Cambridge Edition.
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From verse 3
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 1 from verse 3
10Whatsoever 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.
10Whatsoeuer thy hand findeth to doe, doe it with thy might: for there is no worke, nor deuice, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue, whither thou goest.
- Haggai 1:4Rank 2 from verse 3
- Matthew 6:33Rank 3 from verse 3
From verse 4
- Proverbs 6:4Rank 1 from verse 4
18Then 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.
18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, vntill thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, vntil he haue finished the thing this day.
- Genesis 24:33Rank 3 from verse 4
From verse 5
- Ephesians 2:22Rank 1 from verse 5
- 1 Chronicles 22:7Rank 2 from verse 5
- 2 Chronicles 2:6Rank 3 from verse 5
6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
6*But who †is able to build him an house, seeing the heauen, and heauen of heauens cannot conteine him? who am I then that I should build him an house? saue onely to burne sacrifice before him?
- Acts 7:46–49Rank 4 from verse 5
46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built him an house.
48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
46Who found fauour before God, and desired to find a Tabernacle for the God of Iacob.
47*But Solomon built him an house.
48*Howbeit the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the Prophet,
49Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: What house will ye build me, saith the Lord? Or what is the place of my rest?
- 1 Chronicles 15:12Rank 5 from verse 5
12And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
12And said vnto them, Yee are the chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues both yee and your brethren, that you may bring vp the Arke of the LORD God of Israel, vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3Rank 6 from verse 5
- 1 Kings 8:27Rank 7 from verse 5
27But 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?
27But will God indeede dwell on the earth? Behold, the heauen, and heauen of heauens cannot conteine thee: how much lesse this House that I haue builded?
- 2 Samuel 6:17Rank 8 from verse 5
17¶ 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.
17¶ And they brought in the Arke of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the Tabernacle that Dauid had †pitched for it: and Dauid offered burnt offerings, and peace offrings before the LORD.
- Isaiah 66:1Rank 9 from verse 5
1THUS saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
1¶ *Thus sayth the LORD, The heauen is my throne, and the earth is my footestoole: where is the house that yee builde vnto mee? and where is the place of my rest?
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Psalms 132:3
Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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tabernacle
Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
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Psalms 132:4
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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To sleep lightly; to doze.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Psalms 132:5
To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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habitation
A dwelling, abode, or place of residence; a place of refuge or shelter.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616
Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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The one true God.
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2How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
2How he sware vnto the LORD, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iacob.
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house: nor goe vp into my bed.
Selected passage4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
4I will not giue sleepe to mine eyes: or slumber to mine eyelids,
Selected passage5Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
5†Untill I finde out a place for the LORD: an habitation for the mightie God of Iacob.
Selected passage6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
6Loe, wee heard of it at Ephrata: we found it in the fields of the wood.