Psalm 132

This is the 13th psalm of the fifteen Song of Ascents psalms

¹ O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.
² He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
³ “I will not enter my house or go to my bed

⁴ I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,
⁵ till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
⁶ We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
⁷ “Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at hisfootstool
⁸ arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
⁹ May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy.”
¹⁰ For the sake of David your servant, do not reject youranointed one.
¹¹ The LORDswore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne
¹² if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes Iteach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”
¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion, hehas desired it for his dwelling:
¹⁴ “This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it
¹⁵ I will bless herwith abundant provisions; herpoor will Isatisfy with food.
¹⁶ Iwill clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy.
¹⁷ “Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent.”

Verse 5 of this Psalm gives the focus point of what should be one of a believer’s greatest desires (till I find a place for the LORD).

Verse 11 is an interesting verse when studying the generations of Christ presented in Matthew chapter one and Luke chapter three. This verse states, “The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne”. However in Jeremiah 22:30 the Lord placed a curse on Jechoniah that none of his seed would set on the throne of David ruling Judah. That is the difference in the generations in Matthew and Luke. Matthew traces the generations through David’s son Solomon whereas Luke traces the generations through Solomon’s brother Nathan.

This Psalm promises us a King who will reign from Zion. This King is Christ. I was questioned the other day about my faith in this King. When I told someone, I was opposed to the government trying to take care of the problems we face in society because I had faith that God would provide for me, I was told that this type of faith was not real. He told me that he had seem others who believed that God would cure them, and God did not, and they had to fall by on the government to take care of them. Then I stated that I knew God will take care of me, and that the others he referred to must had have little or no faith, he looked at me and stated, “Are you telling me that your faith is stronger than the faith of others?”. My reply was yes. For you see Christ refers to our faith with these words: o ye of little faith, ye have no faith, I have not found so great faith not in Israel, according to your faith be it unto you, thy faith have made thee whole, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, but I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. I told him to look and read the pages that I had wrote and put on the internet on my website, I do serve a risen Savior who is in the world today. This is the same Savior that this Psalm refers to as God’s anointed one. Remember the most important faith to question is that of our faith. You do not have to get in a game of comparing faith, just make sure your faith is for real.