Psalms 132:1

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

KJV

A Song of Ascents. Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,

Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

132:2 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

What does Psalms 132:1 mean?

Psalms 132:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Songשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing

degrees.מַעֲלָהmaʻălâh/mah-al-aw'/H4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

David,דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse

and

all

his

afflictions:עָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

Topics

Liberality

People & places in this verse

People

David

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 132:1.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 132:1 say?

Psalms 132:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:"

Is Psalms 132:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 132:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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