Psalms 132:7
Context132:7 Let us go to his dwelling place!
Let us worship 1 before his footstool!
Psalms 132:1
ContextA song of ascents. 3
132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember
all his strenuous effort, 4
Psalms 28:2
Context28:2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help,
when I lift my hands 5 toward your holy temple! 6
Isaiah 66:1
Context66:1 This is what the Lord says:
“The heavens are my throne
and the earth is my footstool.
Where then is the house you will build for me?
Where is the place where I will rest?
[132:1] 2 sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.
[132:1] 3 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
[132:1] 4 tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).
[28:2] 5 sn I lift my hands. Lifting one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer.
[28:2] 6 tn The Hebrew term דְּבִיר (dÿvir, “temple”) actually refers to the most holy place within the sanctuary.