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Psalm 132:7

“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

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.”
8Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.
9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!
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Notice

The footstool gives this shared resolve to worship a humble posture: the people approach God's dwelling together, acknowledging his greatness as they come.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 66:1The LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?Both passages use the word footstool in relation to God's dwelling; Isaiah names the earth as his footstool and heaven as his throne.
Psalm 5:7But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.Both psalms describe coming into God's dwelling to worship with reverence, expressed through bowing or taking a place at his footstool.
Psalm 99:5Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!Both passages speak of worship at God's footstool, with Psalm 99 naming his holiness as the reason for praise.
Lamentations 2:1How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast the beauty of Israel down from heaven to the earth, and hasn’t remembered …Both passages name God's footstool: the psalm speaks of worship there, while Lamentations speaks of it amid God's anger.
Psalm 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the LORD.Both passages express a resolve to enter a place of worship, with Psalm 118 naming thanksgiving as the purpose.
Psalm 122:1A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”Both psalms describe people going together to God's house, with Psalm 122 expressing gladness at the prospect.
Isaiah 60:13“The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the …Psalm 132 names his footstool as a place of worship; Isaiah describes the place of his feet as glorious.
Isaiah 2:3Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will …Both passages describe a shared resolve to go to God's house; Isaiah also speaks of learning his ways there.
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Encouragement

There is room for reverence in coming close to God. These worshipers enter his dwelling together, and their chosen place is at his footstool.

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