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Posted by Psalms on Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Psalms 132:3
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
132:3. Our translators give the meaning, though not the literal form, of David’s vow, which ran thus: “If I go”—“If I go up,” etc. This was an elliptical form of imprecation, implying more than it expressed, and having therefore about it a mystery which made it all the more solemn. David would not take his ease in his house, nor his rest in his bed, till he had determined upon a place for the worship of Jehovah. The ark had been neglected, the Tabernacle had fallen into disrespect; he would find the ark, and build for it a suitable house; he felt that he could not take pleasure in his own palace till this was done. David meant well, but he spoke more than he could carry out. His language was hyperbolical and the Lord knew what he meant: zeal does not always measure its terms, for it is not thoughtful of human criticisms, but is carried away with love to the Lord, who reads the hearts of his people. David would not think himself housed till he had built a house for the Lord, nor would he reckon himself rested till he had said, “Arise, O Lord, into thy rest.” Alas, we have many around us who will never carry their care for the Lord’s worship too far! No fear of their being indiscreet! They are housed and bedded, and as for the Lord, his people may meet in a barn, or never meet at all, it will be all the same to them. Observe that Jacob in his vow spoke of the stone being God’s house, and David’s vow also deals with a house for God.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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