Psalms 132:5

132:4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

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

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until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

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

132:6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

What does Psalms 132:5 mean?

Psalms 132:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָצָא (mâtsâʼ), מָקוֹם (mâqôwm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Until

find

outמָצָאmâtsâʼ/maw-tsaw'/H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

placeמָקוֹםmâqôwm/maw-kome'/H4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

for

the

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

habitationמִשְׁכָּןmishkân/mish-kawn'/H4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

for

the

mightyאָבִירʼâbîyr/aw-beer'/H46mighty (spoken of God)

God

Jacob.יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

habitation:

Heb.

habitations

Topics

Liberality Self-Denial Temple, the First Vows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 132:5.

Genesis 18:26

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Genesis 28:16

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

Genesis 4:15

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 132:5 say?

Psalms 132:5 (King James Version) reads: "Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. an habitation: Heb. habitations"

Is Psalms 132:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 132:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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