Apologetics Bible

Psalms 132:1

Hebrew

שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת זְכוֹר־יְהוָה לְדָוִד אֵת כָּל־עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃

shiyr-hama'alvot-zekhvor-yehvah-ledavid-'et-khal-'unvotvo

KJV: LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

AKJV: Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

ASV: Jehovah, remember for David

YLT: A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

Exposition: Psalms 132:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:2

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַיהוָה נָדַר לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹֽב׃

'asher-nisheva'-layhvah-nadar-la'aviyr-ya'aqov

KJV: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

AKJV: How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

ASV: How he sware unto Jehovah,

YLT: Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Exposition: Psalms 132:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:3

Hebrew

אִם־אָבֹא בְּאֹהֶל בֵּיתִי אִם־אֶעֱלֶה עַל־עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃

'im-'avo'-ve'ohel-veytiy-'im-'e'eleh-'al-'eresh-yetzv'ay

KJV: Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

AKJV: Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

ASV: Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

YLT: `If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

Exposition: Psalms 132:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:4

Hebrew

אִם־אֶתֵּן שְׁנַת לְעֵינָי לְֽעַפְעַפַּי תְּנוּמָֽה׃

'im-'eten-shenat-le'eynay-le'afe'afay-tenvmah

KJV: I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

AKJV: I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

ASV: I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

YLT: If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids--slumber,

Exposition: Psalms 132:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:5

Hebrew

עַד־אֶמְצָא מָקוֹם לַיהוָה מִשְׁכָּנוֹת לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹֽב׃

'ad-'emetza'-maqvom-layhvah-mishekhanvot-la'aviyr-ya'aqov

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

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

ASV: Until I find out a place for Jehovah,

YLT: Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Exposition: Psalms 132:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:6

Hebrew

הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנוּהָ בְאֶפְרָתָה מְצָאנוּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃

hineh-shema'anvha-ve'eferatah-metza'nvha-vishedey-ya'ar

KJV: Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

AKJV: See, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

ASV: Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah:

YLT: `Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

Exposition: Psalms 132:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:7

Hebrew

נָבוֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָֽיו׃

navvo'ah-lemishekhenvotayv-nishetachaveh-lahadom-ragelayv

KJV: We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

AKJV: We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

ASV: We will go into his tabernacles;

YLT: We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

Exposition: Psalms 132:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:8

Hebrew

קוּמָה יְהוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶךָ אַתָּה וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ׃

qvmah-yehvah-limenvchatekha-'atah-va'arvon-'uzekha

KJV: Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

AKJV: Arise, O LORD, into your rest; you, and the ark of your strength.

ASV: Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place;

YLT: Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

Exposition: Psalms 132:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:9

Hebrew

כֹּהֲנֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶדֶק וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

khohaneykha-yileveshv-tzedeq-vachasiydeykha-yeranenv

KJV: Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

AKJV: Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints shout for joy.

ASV: Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;

YLT: Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

Exposition: Psalms 132:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:10

Hebrew

בַּעֲבוּר דָּוִד עַבְדֶּךָ אַל־תָּשֵׁב פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃

va'avvr-david-'avedekha-'al-tashev-feney-meshiychekha

KJV: For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

AKJV: For your servant David’s sake turn not away the face of your anointed.

ASV: For thy servant David’s sake

YLT: For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

Exposition: Psalms 132:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:11

Hebrew

נִשְׁבַּֽע־יְהוָה ׀ לְדָוִד אֱמֶת לֹֽא־יָשׁוּב מִמֶּנָּה מִפְּרִי בִטְנְךָ אָשִׁית לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃

nisheva'-yehvah- -ledavid-'emet-lo'-yashvv-mimenah-miferiy-vitenekha-'ashiyt-lekhise'-lakhe

KJV: The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

AKJV: The LORD has sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set on your throne.

ASV: Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth;

YLT: Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

Exposition: Psalms 132:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:12

Hebrew

אִֽם־יִשְׁמְרוּ בָנֶיךָ ׀ בְּרִיתִי וְעֵדֹתִי זוֹ אֲלַמְּדֵם גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶם עֲדֵי־עַד יֵשְׁבוּ לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃

'im-yishemerv-vaneykha- -veriytiy-ve'edotiy-zvo-'alamedem-gam-veneyhem-'adey-'ad-yeshevv-lekhise'-lakhe

KJV: If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

AKJV: If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit on your throne for ever more.

ASV: If thy children will keep my covenant

YLT: If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

Exposition: Psalms 132:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:13

Hebrew

כִּֽי־בָחַר יְהוָה בְּצִיּוֹן אִוָּהּ לְמוֹשָׁב לֽוֹ׃

khiy-vachar-yehvah-vetziyvon-'ivah-lemvoshav-lvo

KJV: For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

AKJV: For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

ASV: For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;

YLT: For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,

Exposition: Psalms 132:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:14

Hebrew

זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי־עַד פֹּֽה־אֵשֵׁב כִּי אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃

zo't-menvchatiy-'adey-'ad-foh-'eshev-khiy-'ivitiyha

KJV: This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

AKJV: This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

ASV: This is my resting-place for ever:

YLT: This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

Exposition: Psalms 132:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:15

Hebrew

צֵידָהּ בָּרֵךְ אֲבָרֵךְ אֶבְיוֹנֶיהָ אַשְׂבִּיעַֽ לָֽחֶם׃

tzeydah-varekhe-'avarekhe-'eveyvoneyha-'asheviy'a-lachem

KJV: I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

AKJV: I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

ASV: I will abundantly bless her provision:

YLT: Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy with bread,

Exposition: Psalms 132:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:16

Hebrew

וְֽכֹהֲנֶיהָ אַלְבִּישׁ יֶשַׁע וַחֲסִידֶיהָ רַנֵּן יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

vekhohaneyha-'aleviysh-yesha'-vachasiydeyha-ranen-yeranenv

KJV: I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

AKJV: I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

ASV: Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;

YLT: And her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

Exposition: Psalms 132:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:17

Hebrew

שָׁם אַצְמִיחַ קֶרֶן לְדָוִד עָרַכְתִּי נֵר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃

sham-'atzemiycha-qeren-ledavid-'arakhetiy-ner-limeshiychiy

KJV: There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

AKJV: There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

ASV: There will I make the horn of David to bud:

YLT: There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.

Exposition: Psalms 132:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 132:18

Hebrew

אוֹיְבָיו אַלְבִּישׁ בֹּשֶׁת וְעָלָיו יָצִיץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃

'voyevayv-'aleviysh-voshet-ve'alayv-yatziytz-nizervo

KJV: His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

AKJV: His enemies will I clothe with shame: but on himself shall his crown flourish.

ASV: His enemies will I clothe with shame;

YLT: His enemies I do clothe with shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!

Exposition: Psalms 132:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.