Psalms 132
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8, 9. The solemn entry of the ark, symbolical of God's presence and power, with the attending priests, into the sanctuary, is proclaimed in the words used by Solomon ( 2 Chronicles 6:41 ).
10-12. For thy servant David's sake--that is, On account of the promise made to him.
turn . . . anointed--Repulse not him who, as David's descendant, pleads the promise to perpetuate his royal line. After reciting the promise, substantially from 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (compare Acts 2:30 , &c.), an additional plea,
13. is made on the ground of God's choice of Zion (here used for Jerusalem) as His dwelling, inasmuch as the prosperity of the kingdom was connected with that of the Church ( Psalms 122:8 Psalms 122:9 ).
14-18. That choice is expressed in God's words, "I will sit" or "dwell," or sit enthroned The joy of the people springs from the blessings of His grace, conferred through the medium of the priesthood.
17. make the horn . . . to bud--enlarge his power.
a lamp--the figure of prosperity ( Psalms 18:10 Psalms 18:28 , 89:17 ). With the confounding of his enemies is united his prosperity and the unceasing splendor of his crown.