Psalm 132:4

4 I won't let my eyes sleep. I won't close my eyelids

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 132:4 In-Context

2 Lord, he took an oath. Mighty One of Jacob, he made a promise to you.

3 He said, "I won't enter my house or go to bed.

4 I won't let my eyes sleep. I won't close my eyelids

5 until I find a place for the Lord. I want to build a house for the Mighty One of Jacob."

6 Here are the words we heard in Ephrathah. We heard them again in the fields of Kiriath Jearim.