Psalm 132:3-5
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3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
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Psalm 132:3-5
New English Translation
3 He said,[a] “I will not enter my own home,[b]
or get into my bed.[c]
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,
or my eyelids to slumber,
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a fine dwelling place[d] for the Powerful One of Jacob.”[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 132:3 tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows is David’s vow.
- Psalm 132:3 tn Heb “the tent of my house.”
- Psalm 132:3 tn Heb “go up upon the bed of my couch.”
- Psalm 132:5 tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).
- Psalm 132:5 tn Or “the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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