Psalm 132:1
New International Version
A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all his self-denial.

New Living Translation
LORD, remember David and all that he suffered.

English Standard Version
Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured,

Berean Standard Bible
A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

King James Bible
A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

New King James Version
A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember David And all his afflictions;

New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents. Remember, LORD, in David’s behalf, All his affliction;

NASB 1995
A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, on David’s behalf, All his affliction;

NASB 1977
Remember, O LORD, on David’s behalf, All his affliction;

Legacy Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf, All his affliction;

Amplified Bible
A Song of Ascents. O LORD, remember on David’s behalf All his hardship and affliction;

Christian Standard Bible
A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured,

American Standard Version
A Song of Ascents. Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, don't forget David and how he suffered.

English Revised Version
A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember for David all his affliction;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[A song for going up to worship.] O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.

Good News Translation
LORD, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.

International Standard Version
LORD, remember in David's favor all of his troubles;

Majority Standard Bible
A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

NET Bible
A song of ascents. O LORD, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort,

New Heart English Bible
[A Song of Ascents.] LORD, remember David and all his affliction,

Webster's Bible Translation
A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David and all his afflictions;

World English Bible
A Song of Ascents. Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

Smith's Literal Translation
Song of ascensions. Remember, O Jehovah, for David with all his affliction.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,

New American Bible
A song of ascents. Remember, O LORD, for David all his hardships;

New Revised Standard Version
O LORD, remember in David’s favor all the hardships he endured;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, remember David and all his affliction!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember unto David All his affliction;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



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:…

Cross References
2 Samuel 7:8-16
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. / I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land. / And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning ...

1 Chronicles 17:11-14
And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ...

Acts 2:29-30
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. / But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

2 Samuel 6:12-15
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing. / When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. / And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, ...

1 Kings 8:25
Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

1 Chronicles 22:7-10
“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, / but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. / But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ...

2 Samuel 23:1-5
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: / The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue. / The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, ...

Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

1 Kings 2:1-4
As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, / “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man. / And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, ...

1 Chronicles 28:2-7
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, / but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’ / Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. ...

Acts 13:22-23
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

2 Samuel 7:1-2
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, / he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

1 Kings 8:17-19
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

1 Chronicles 17:1-2
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” / And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

Hebrews 1:5
For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?


Treasury of Scripture

Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

A.

Psalm 120:1
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

Psalm 121:1
A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

Psalm 122:1
A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

remember

Psalm 25:6,7
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old…

Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

Exodus 2:24
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

all his afflictions

1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 19:1
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

1 Samuel 20:1
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

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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














Remember, O LORD
The opening plea of Psalm 132:1, "Remember, O LORD," is a heartfelt invocation directed towards God. The Hebrew word for "remember" is "זָכַר" (zakar), which implies more than just recalling past events; it suggests an active engagement or intervention based on that memory. In the context of the psalm, this plea is a call for God to act in accordance with His covenant promises. The use of "O LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the covenantal relationship between God and His people, reminding us of His faithfulness and unchanging nature. This phrase sets the tone for the entire psalm, which is a communal prayer for divine intervention and blessing.

on behalf of David
The phrase "on behalf of David" highlights the central figure of King David in this psalm. David is not only a historical king but also a symbol of God's chosen leadership and the ideal of a godly ruler. The Hebrew preposition "לְ" (le) can be translated as "on behalf of" or "for the sake of," indicating that the psalmist is appealing to God's covenant with David. This covenant, as recorded in 2 Samuel 7, promises an everlasting dynasty and is foundational to the messianic hope in Israel. By invoking David, the psalmist is calling upon God's promises and faithfulness to His anointed king, which ultimately points to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who fulfills the Davidic covenant.

all the hardships he endured
The phrase "all the hardships he endured" refers to the numerous trials and tribulations that David faced throughout his life. The Hebrew word for "hardships" is "עֳנִי" (oni), which conveys a sense of affliction, suffering, and humility. David's life was marked by significant challenges, including his struggles with King Saul, his own moral failures, and the rebellion of his son Absalom. These hardships are not merely personal struggles but are seen as part of the larger narrative of God's redemptive work through David's lineage. The mention of David's endurance serves as a reminder of the perseverance required in the life of faith and the ultimate triumph of God's purposes despite human frailty. It encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty and faithfulness, even amidst trials, knowing that He works all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

(1) Afflictions.--The word so rendered is the infinitive plural of a verb, which in its first sense means to declare or tell. It is better to keep this meaning here, "Lord, remember David and all his declarations".

Verses 1-5. - David's abasement and vow to God. The historical books give no account of this vow, which, however, may have been recorded in one or other of the lost compositions spoken of so frequently in Chronicles (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 16:11, etc.). Verse 1. - Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions; rather, remember to David all his affliction; i.e. reckon it to him, and reward him for it. The "affliction" intended is the distress that David felt at the thought that, while he dwelt in a house of cedar, the ark of God was only lodged within curtains (2 Samuel 7:2).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
A Song
שִׁ֗יר (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

of Ascents.
הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת (ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

O LORD,
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

remember
זְכוֹר־ (zə·ḵō·wr-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

on behalf
אֵ֝ת (’êṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

of David
לְדָוִ֑ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the hardships he endured,
עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃ (‘un·nō·w·ṯōw)
Verb - Pual - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted


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