Psalms

Psalm 132:1–5

¹A song of ascents.

O LORD, remember on behalf of David

all the hardships he endured,

²how he swore an oath to the LORD,

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

³“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵until I find a place for the LORD,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.^a”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֗יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of ascents	הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
O LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
remember	זְכוֹר־	zə·ḵō·wr-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2142 remember
on behalf	אֵ֝ת	’êṯ	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
of David	לְדָוִ֑ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the hardships he endured	עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃	‘un·nō·w·ṯōw	Verb - Pual - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he swore an oath	נִ֭שְׁבַּע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
vowed	נָ֝דַ֗ר	nā·ḏar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5087 vow
to the Mighty One	לַאֲבִ֥יר	la·’ă·ḇîr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H46 strong
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
enter	אָ֭בֹא	’ā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
my house	בֵּיתִ֑י	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
get	אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my bed	יְצוּעָֽי׃	yə·ṣū·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3326 couch, bed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
give	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
sleep	שְׁנַ֣ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8153 sleep
to my eyes	לְעֵינָ֑י	lə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
slumber	תְּנוּמָֽה׃	tə·nū·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8572 slumber
to my eyelids	לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י	lə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular	H6079 eyelid

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I find	אֶמְצָ֣א	’em·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
a place	מָ֭קוֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
for the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
a dwelling	מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת	miš·kā·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
for the Mighty	לַאֲבִ֥יר	la·’ă·ḇîr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H46 strong
One of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob