The Meaning of Psalms 132:11 Explained

Psalms 132:11

KJV: The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

YLT: Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

Darby: Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

ASV: Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  hath sworn  [in] truth  unto David;  he will not turn  from it; Of the fruit  of thy body  will I set  upon thy throne. 

What does Psalms 132:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 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: Psalms 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 132:11 mean?

Has sworn Yahweh to David [in] truth not He will turn from it of the fruit your body I will set upon throne your
נִשְׁבַּֽע־ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לְדָוִ֡ד אֱמֶת֮ לֹֽא־ יָשׁ֪וּב מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה מִפְּרִ֥י בִטְנְךָ֑ אָ֝שִׁ֗ית לְכִסֵּא־ לָֽךְ

נִשְׁבַּֽע־  Has  sworn 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁבַע  
Sense: to swear, adjure.
יְהוָ֨ה ׀  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְדָוִ֡ד  to  David 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֱמֶת֮  [in]  truth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
יָשׁ֪וּב  He  will  turn 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה  from  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
מִפְּרִ֥י  of  the  fruit 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
בִטְנְךָ֑  your  body 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.
אָ֝שִׁ֗ית  I  will  set 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
לְכִסֵּא־  upon  throne 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
לָֽךְ  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular