Psaume 132:14

14 Elle est, dit-il, le lieu de mon repos, à perpétuité; j'y habiterai, car je l'ai choisie.

Psaume 132:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 132:14

This [is] my rest for ever
The rest of my majesty, as the Targum; the place of his rest: and this being for ever shows that not Mount Zion literally, nor the temple, are meant; but the church and people of God, in whom he rests in his love, and rejoices over with joy; who are the objects of his delight, and with whom he abides for ever; for this phrase is expressive of pleasure and delight, and of permanency and perpetuity;

here will I dwell, for I have desired it;
not merely by his omnipresence, in which sense he dwells everywhere, both in heaven and in earth; nor only by his omnipotence, by which he upholds all creatures in their being, and so is present with them all; and they all live and move, and have their being, in him: but by his Spirit and grace reviving and refreshing the hearts of his people with his gracious presence; which is enjoyed in his house and ordinances, and makes them lovely and delightful; and may be expected there, since he has promised it, and it is so desirable and agreeable to himself to dwell there.

Psaume 132:14 In-Context

12 Si tes fils gardent mon alliance et mes témoignages que je leur enseignerai, leurs fils aussi, à perpétuité, seront assis sur ton trône.

13 Car l'Éternel a fait choix de Sion; il l'a préférée pour y faire son séjour.

14 Elle est, dit-il, le lieu de mon repos, à perpétuité; j'y habiterai, car je l'ai choisie.

15 Je bénirai abondamment ses vivres; je rassasierai de pain ses pauvres.

16 Je revêtirai de salut ses sacrificateurs, et ses fidèles chanteront d'une grande joie.