The Meaning of Psalms 132:3 Explained

Psalms 132:3

KJV: Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

YLT: 'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

Darby: I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

ASV: Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Surely I will not come  into the tabernacle  of my house,  nor go up  into my bed; 

What does Psalms 132:3 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 132:3 mean?

surely not I will go into chamber the of my house Or go up to the comfort of my bed
אִם־ אָ֭בֹא בְּאֹ֣הֶל בֵּיתִ֑י אִם־ אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה עַל־ עֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי

אִם־  surely  not 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
אָ֭בֹא  I  will  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּאֹ֣הֶל  into  chamber  the 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
בֵּיתִ֑י  of  my  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה  go  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עֶ֥רֶשׂ  the  comfort 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרֶשׂ  
Sense: couch, divan, bed.
יְצוּעָֽי  of  my  bed 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: יָצוּעַ 
Sense: couch, bed.

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