Psalm 132:2
New International Version
He swore an oath to the LORD, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New Living Translation
He made a solemn promise to the LORD. He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

English Standard Version
how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Berean Standard Bible
how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

King James Bible
How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

New King James Version
How he swore to the LORD, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New American Standard Bible
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

NASB 1995
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

NASB 1977
How he swore to the LORD, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Legacy Standard Bible
How he swore to Yahweh And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Amplified Bible
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Christian Standard Bible
and how he swore an oath to the LORD, making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and how he swore an oath to the LORD, making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:”

American Standard Version
How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he swore to LORD JEHOVAH and vowed to the God of Jacob:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
how he sware to the Lord, and vowed to the God of Jacob, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Mighty God of Jacob, remember how he promised:

Douay-Rheims Bible
How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

English Revised Version
How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Remember how he swore an oath to the LORD and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Good News Translation
Remember, LORD, what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:

International Standard Version
how he swore an oath to the LORD, vowing to the Mighty One of Jacob,

JPS Tanakh 1917
How he swore unto the LORD, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Literal Standard Version
Who has sworn to YHWH, | He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Majority Standard Bible
how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New American Bible
How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

NET Bible
and how he made a vow to the LORD, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.

New Revised Standard Version
how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

New Heart English Bible
how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Webster's Bible Translation
How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

World English Bible
how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Young's Literal Translation
Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Remember David's Affliction
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,…

Cross References
Genesis 49:24
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 132:5
until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

Isaiah 1:24
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: "Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Isaiah 49:26
I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."

Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.


Treasury of Scripture

How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

he sware

Psalm 56:12
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Psalm 65:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

Psalm 66:13,14
I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, …

the mighty

Psalm 132:5
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Psalm 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalm 50:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

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Psalm 132
1. David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark
8. His prayer at the removing of the ark
11. With a repetition of God's promises














(2) How he sware.--Literally, who sware. The expression "Mighty One of Jacob" is taken from the patriarch himself (Genesis 49:24; comp. Isaiah 1:24, &c).

Verse 2. - How he sware unto the Lord (see the comment on vers. 1-5). And vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; rather, the Mighty One of Jacob (see Genesis 49:24; Isaiah 60:16).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
how
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he swore an oath
נִ֭שְׁבַּע (niš·ba‘)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

[and] vowed
נָ֝דַ֗ר (nā·ḏar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5087: To promise

to the Mighty
לַאֲבִ֥יר (la·’ă·ḇîr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 46: Mighty

One of Jacob:
יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc


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