Psalms 132:4

4 (131-4) If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

Psalms 132:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine
eyelids.
] Not that he never would or did take any sleep till this thing was brought about he had so much at heart; but that he could not and would not suffer himself to sleep comfortably and quietly because of it. Aben Ezra interprets it of sleep at noon; the phrases express his great desire and solicitude to have this affair accomplished, and his eager and diligent pursuit of it; see ( Proverbs 6:4 ) ; of the eager desire of Christ to suffer and die for his people, that they might be brought near to God, and be his dwelling place, see ( Luke 12:50 ) ( 22:15 ) .

Psalms 132:4 In-Context

2 (131-2) How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

3 (131-3) If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house: if I shall go up into the bed wherein I lie:

4 (131-4) If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

5 (131-5) Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

6 (131-6) Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.