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Psalm 132:3–5

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132:3He said,3 “I will not enter my own home,4

or get into my bed.5

132:4I will not allow my eyes to sleep,

or my eyelids to slumber,

132:5until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place6 for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”7

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Footnotes

  1. 3 The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows is David’s vow.
  2. 4 Heb “the tent of my house.”
  3. 5 Heb “go up upon the bed of my couch.”
  4. 6 The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).
  5. 7 Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I will not enter my house

or go to my bed,

I will allow no sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

till I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

I will not allow my eyes to sleep

or my eyelids to slumber

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“I will not go home;

I will not let myself rest.

I will not let my eyes sleep

nor close my eyelids in slumber

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

a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I will not enter into the tent of my house,

I will not go up to the couch of my bed,

I will give no sleep to my eyes,

no slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for Yahweh,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

Or slumber to mine eyelids,

Until I find out a place for the Lord,

An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.