Psalms 132:5

“until I find a place for YHWH, dwellings for the Mighty One of Jacob.””

Psalms 132:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Acts 7:46

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Both texts speak of finding a dwelling place for the God (in the psalm, “the Mighty One”) of Jacob.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • אֶמְצָאemtsaH4672εὗρενheurenG2147“find, come upon”
  • מִשְׁכָּנוֹתmishkanotH4908σκήνωμαskēnōmaG4638“dwelling place”
  • יַעֲקֹבyaakovH3290ἸακώβIakōbG2384“Jacob”

Psalms 132:5, word by word

I findאֶמְצָאemtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “emtsa” appears
a placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears
for YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
dwellingsמִשְׁכָּנוֹתmishkanot

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

Where else “mishkanot” appears
for the Mighty Oneאֲבִירavir

Mighty One

The Mighty One, the Strong One: a name given to God ("the Mighty One of Jacob").

Where else “avir” appears
of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears

The context

4I will not give sleep to my eyes, to my eyelids drowsiness,

5 · This verse (above)

6Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

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