The Meaning of Psalms 132:10 Explained

Psalms 132:10

KJV: For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

YLT: For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

Darby: For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

ASV: For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For thy servant  David's  sake turn not away  the face  of thine anointed. 

What does Psalms 132:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 132:1-18 - The Lord's Blessing Upon Zion
This psalm evidently dates from the dedication of Solomon's temple. In the glory of completion God never forgets the toils and anxieties of the builders. When the topstone flashes in the sunlight, the trench-diggers, and foundation-makers come in for their need of praise. The singer recapitulates two memorable scenes in the history of the Ark: Ephratah is probably Shiloh, in the tribe of Ephraim, where the Tabernacle was situated in Eli's time; while the field of the wood is Kirjath-jearim, whence David brought the sacred emblem to Jerusalem, 1 Chronicles 13:5.
The prayer of Psalms 132:8-10 is similar to that of Solomon, 2 Chronicles 6:41. For us the ark of God's strength is our Lord's nature, in which God and man meet. We are called to be priests, to lift our hands in intercession and to fill the earth with praise. Then in Psalms 132:11-18 God seems to take the clauses of that prayer, one by one and to answer, them. His resting-place is in His people. The staves were drawn out from the Ark when it was deposited in the Temple. In Christ there is finality; He is Omega, the Last. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 132

1  David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark
8  His prayer at the removing of the ark
11  With a repetition of God's promises

What do the individual words in Psalms 132:10 mean?

For sake of David Your servant not do turn away the face of Your Anointed
בַּ֭עֲבוּר דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ אַל־ תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ

בַּ֭עֲבוּר  For  sake 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲבוּר  
Sense: for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj.
דָּוִ֣ד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ  Your  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב  do  turn  away 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
פְּנֵ֣י  the  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ  of  Your  Anointed 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מָשִׁיחַ  
Sense: anointed, anointed one.