Passage Research
Psalm 132 — Sermon Preparation
A Song of Ascents recalling David's oath to find a home for God and celebrating the divine choice of Zion and the eternal covenant with David's line. Below is a research summary for Psalm 132, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 18
- verses
- 131 / 93
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 132 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָבַשׁ | lâbash | H3847 | 3 | wrap around, put on a garment |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 4 | David |
| אָבִיר | ʼâbîyr | H46 | 2 | mighty |
| מְנוּחָה | mᵉnûwchâh | H4496 | 2 | repose, peacefully |
| אָוָה | ʼâvâh | H183 | 2 | wish for |
| חָסִיד | châçîyd | H2623 | 2 | kind, pious |
| מָשִׁיחַ | mâshîyach | H4899 | 2 | anointed, consecrated |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 132, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is probable that this psalm was penned by Solomon, to be sung at the dedication of the temple which he built according to the charge his father gave him, 1 Chron. xxviii. 2, &c. Having fulfilled his trust, he begs of God to own what he had done. I. He had built this house for the honour and service of God; and when he brings the ark into it, the token of God's presence, he desires that God himself would come and take possession of it, ver. 8-10. With these words Solomon concluded his prayer, 2 Chron. vi. 41, 42. II. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 132:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Ps 132:1
- Zion— Ps 132:13
- Ephrathah— Ps 132:6
- Jaar— Ps 132:6
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