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Psalm 132:5
until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
3“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;
4I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
5until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.
7“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”
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The word “until” makes finding a dwelling for YHWH the condition of David’s rest, revealing how much weight he gives to worship.
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Psalm 84:1For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!Both psalms treasure the LORD’s dwelling: one expresses resolve to find a place, the other delight in his dwellings.
Ephesians 2:22in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.Both passages speak of a dwelling for God; Ephesians describes people being built together as that habitation in the Spirit.
Genesis 49:24But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),Both texts name the “Mighty One of Jacob,” whom Genesis describes as the source of strength for Joseph’s arms.
1 Chronicles 15:1David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.David’s search for a place for the LORD shares its concern with his preparation of a tent for God’s ark.
1 Chronicles 22:7David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.Both passages express David’s desire to provide a place dedicated to the LORD.
1 Chronicles 17:1When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant is in a tent.”Both passages connect David’s concern for his own lodging with his concern for a dwelling for the LORD.
2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to …Both passages concern a place prepared for God, though Chronicles states that even the heavens cannot contain him.
Acts 7:46–49who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.Both texts describe seeking a habitation for God and identify him through his bond with Jacob.
2 Samuel 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.”David’s concern for the LORD’s dwelling appears in both passages, with Samuel contrasting his cedar house and the ark’s curtains.
2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”Both passages speak of a place for God to dwell, one sought and the other described as built.
Psalm 132:2how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:The vow to the “Mighty One of Jacob” introduces the resolve to find him a dwelling in verse five.
2 Samuel 6:17They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace …The place sought for the LORD shares its purpose with the tent David prepared to receive the LORD’s ark.
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The God David seeks to honor is the “Mighty One of Jacob.” His name keeps God’s strength at the center of David’s costly resolve.
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