Psalm 132:6-9 Part 2 of 2

We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah;

    then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.

Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD;

    let us worship at the footstool of his throne.

Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place

    along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

May your priests be clothed in godliness;

    may your loyal servants sing for joy. 

     

Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

2 Chronicles 6:41-42

"And now arise, O LORD God and enter your resting place,

    along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

May your priests, O LORD God be clothed with salvation;

    may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness.

O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed.

    Remember your unfailing love for your servant David."  

    (see all 2 Chronicles 5-7)

 

May your priests be clothed in godliness; may your loyal servants sing for joy.  

Zechariah 3:4-7  

So the angel said to the others standing there, "Take off his filthy clothes." And turning to Jeshua he said, "See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes."

    Then I said, "They should also place a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the LORD stood by.

    Then the angel of the LORD spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said, "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here."  

(see all Zechariah 3)

Malachi 3:3-4  

He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD. Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.  (see all Malachi 3)

Isaiah 61:10  

I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God!

    For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation

    and draped me in a robe of righteousness.

I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding

    or a bride with her jewels.  (see all Isaiah 61)

Psalm 30:4  

Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones!

    Praise his holy name.  (see all Psalm 30)

Psalm 149:5  

Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.

    Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.  (see all Psalm 149) 

     

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Psalm 132:6-9 Part 1 of 2

We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah;

    then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.

Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD;

    let us worship at the footstool of his throne.

Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place

    along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

May your priests be clothed in godliness;

    may your loyal servants sing for joy. 

     

We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah; then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.

1 Samuel 6:21-7:2

    So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the LORD. Come here and get it!"

    So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the LORD. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it. The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time--twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the LORD had abandoned them.  (see all 1 Samuel 4-7)

 

Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD; let us worship at the footstool of his throne.  

1 Chronicles 13:5, 7  

So David summoned all Israel, from the Shiloh Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. ... They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it to Abinadab's house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.  

(see all 1 Chronicles 11)

1 Chronicles 16:1  

    They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God.  (see 1 Chronicles 14-17)

Psalm 99:1-5  

The LORD is King!

    Let the nations tremble!

He sits on his throne between the cherubim.

    Let the whole earth quake!

The LORD sits in majesty in Jerusalem,

    exalted above all the nations.

Let them praise your great and awesome name.

    Your name is holy!

Mighty King, lover of justice,

    you have established fairness.

You acted with justice

    and righteousness throughout Israel.

Exalt the LORD our God!

    Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!  (see all Psalm 99) 

     

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Psalm 132:1-5 Part 3 of 3

LORD, remember David

    and all that he suffered.

He made a solemn promise to the LORD.

    He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

"I will not go home;

    I will not let myself rest.

I will not let my eyes sleep

    nor close my eyes in slumber

until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,

    a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel." 

     

I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyes in slumber until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."  (continued from Part 2)

1 Kings 8:17-21  

    Then Solomon said, "My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.'

    "And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father's place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt."  (see all 1 Kings 8)

Acts 7:46-50  

    "David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who actually built it. However, the Most High doesn't live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,

    'Heaven is my throne,

        and the earth is my footstool.

    Could you build me a temple as good as that?'

        asks the LORD.

    'Could you build me such a resting place?

        Didn't my hands make both heaven and earth?' "  (Isaiah 66:1-2)

        (see all Acts 7) 

     

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Psalm 132:1-5 Part 2 of 3

LORD, remember David

    and all that he suffered.

He made a solemn promise to the LORD.

    He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

"I will not go home;

    I will not let myself rest.

I will not let my eyes sleep

    nor close my eyes in slumber

until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,

    a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel." 

     

He made a solemn promise to the LORD. He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel, "I will not go home; I will not let myself rest."

Genesis 49:23-24

"Archers attacked him savagely;

    they shot at him and harassed him.

But his bow remained taut,

    and his arms were strengthened

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

    by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.  (see Genesis 49:22-26)

Isaiah 49:25-26  

But the LORD says,

"The captives of warriors will be released,

    and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved.

For I will fight those who fight you,

    and I will save your children.

I will feed your enemies with their own flesh.

    They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood.

All the world will know that I, the LORD,

    am your Savior and your Redeemer,

    the Mighty One of Israel!"  (see all Isaiah 49)

Isaiah 60:16  

"Powerful kings and mighty nations

    will satisfy your every need,

as though you were a child

    nursing at the breast of a queen.

You will know at last that I, the LORD,

    am your Savior and your Redeemer,

    the Mighty One of Israel."  (see all Isaiah 60)

 

I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyes in slumber until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."  

2 Samuel 7:1-2  

    When King David was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, the king summoned Nathan the prophet, "Look," David said, "I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!"

2 Samuel 7:12-13  

" 'For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong. He is the one who will build a house--a temple--for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever." 

2 Samuel 7:29  

"And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign LORD, it is an eternal blessing!"  

(see all 2 Samuel 7, also all 1 Chronicles 17)  (continued tomorrow)

     

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Psalm 132:1-5 Part 1 of 3

LORD, remember David

    and all that he suffered.

He made a solemn promise to the LORD.

    He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

"I will not go home;

    I will not let myself rest.

I will not let my eyes sleep

    nor close my eyes in slumber

until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,

    a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel." 

     

LORD, remember David and all that he suffered.

1 Samuel 18:10-11

    The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice.  

(see all 1 Samuel 18)

1 Samuel 19:9-10  

    But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.  (see all 1 Samuel 19-20)

1 Samuel 30:1-2  

    Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.  (see all 1 Samuel 30)

2 Samuel 15:13-15  

A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, "All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!"

    "Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!" David urged his men. "Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster."

    "We are with you," his advisors replied. "Do what you think is best."  

    (see all 2 Samuel 15) 

     

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Psalm 131:1-3

LORD, my heart is not proud;

    my eyes are not haughty.

I don't concern myself with matters too great

    or too awesome for me to grasp.

Instead I have calmed and quieted myself

    like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother's milk.

    Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD--

    now and always. 

     

LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty.

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!  (see all Romans 12)

Psalm 101:5  

I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.

    I will not endure conceit and pride.  (see all Psalm 101)

Isaiah 2:12  

For the LORD of Heaven's Armies

    has a day of reckoning.

He will punish the proud and mighty

    and bring down everything that is exalted.  (see all Isaiah 2)

2 Samuel 22:28  

"You rescue the humble,

    but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them."  (see all 2 Samuel 22)

 

I don't concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp.  

Psalm 139:6  

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

    too great for me to understand.  (see all Psalm 139)

Jeremiah 45:5  

" 'Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring great disaster on all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!' "  (see all Jeremiah 45)

 

Instead I have calmed and quieted myself like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother's milk.  

Psalm 62:1  

I wait quietly before God,

    for my victory comes from him.  (see all Psalm 62)

Psalm 116:7  

Let my soul be at rest again,

    for the LORD has been good to me.  (see all Psalm 116)

Mathew 18:3  

Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven."  (see Matthew 18:1-11)

 

O Israel, put  your hope in the LORD--now and always.  

Psalm 130:7  

O Israel, hope in the LORD;

    for with the LORD there is unfailing love.

    His redemption overflows.  (see all Psalm 130)

Psalm 25:5  

Lead me by your truth and teach me,

    for you are the God who saves me.

    All day long I put my hope in you.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 119:43  

Do not snatch your word of truth from me,

    for your regulations are my only hope.  (see Psalm 119:41-48) 

 

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Psalm 130:7-8

O Israel, hope in the LORD;

    for with the LORD there is unfailing love.

    His redemption overflows.

He himself will redeem Israel

    from every kind of sin. 

     

O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. 

Psalm 103:4-5

He redeems me from death

    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

He fills my life with good things.

    My youth is renewed like the eagle's.  (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 131:3  

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD--

    now and always.  (see all Psalm 131)

Psalm 25:5  

Lead me by your truth and teach me,

    for you are the God who saves me.

    All day long I put my hope in you.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 71:14  

But I will keep on hoping for your help;

    I will praise you more and more.  (see all Psalm 71)

Psalm 111:9  

He has paid a full ransom for his people.

    He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever.

    What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!  (see all Psalm 111)

Psalm 51:1  

Have mercy on me, O God,

    because of your unfailing love.

Because of your great compassion,

    blot out the stain of my sins.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 32:1-2  

Oh, what joy for those

    whose disobedience is forgiven,

    whose sin is put out of sight!

Yes, what joy for those

    whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,

    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!  (see all Psalm 32)

 

He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.  

Luke 1:68  

"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,

    because he has visited and redeemed his people."  (see Luke 1:67-80)

Matthew 1:20-21  

    As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."  (see Matthew 1:18-25) 

 

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