The Meaning of Psalms 132:12 Explained

Psalms 132:12

KJV: If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

YLT: If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

Darby: If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

ASV: If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

Discover Psalms 132:12

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 132:12?

MEANING: What does Psalms 132:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 132:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 132:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If thy children  will keep  my covenant  and my testimony  that  I shall teach  them, their children  shall also sit  upon thy throne  for evermore. 

What does Psalms 132:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 132:1-18 - The Lord's Blessing Upon Zion
This psalm evidently dates from the dedication of Solomon's temple. In the glory of completion God never forgets the toils and anxieties of the builders. When the topstone flashes in the sunlight, the trench-diggers, and foundation-makers come in for their need of praise. The singer recapitulates two memorable scenes in the history of the Ark: Ephratah is probably Shiloh, in the tribe of Ephraim, where the Tabernacle was situated in Eli's time; while the field of the wood is Kirjath-jearim, whence David brought the sacred emblem to Jerusalem, 1 Chronicles 13:5.
The prayer of Psalms 132:8-10 is similar to that of Solomon, 2 Chronicles 6:41. For us the ark of God's strength is our Lord's nature, in which God and man meet. We are called to be priests, to lift our hands in intercession and to fill the earth with praise. Then in Psalms 132:11-18 God seems to take the clauses of that prayer, one by one and to answer, them. His resting-place is in His people. The staves were drawn out from the Ark when it was deposited in the Temple. In Christ there is finality; He is Omega, the Last. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 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

What do the individual words in Psalms 132:12 mean?

If will keep your sons My covenant and My testimony this I shall teach them also their sons forevermore Forevermore shall sit upon throne your
אִֽם־ יִשְׁמְר֬וּ בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀ בְּרִיתִי֮ וְעֵדֹתִ֥י ז֗וֹ אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם גַּם־ בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ לְכִסֵּא־ לָֽךְ

יִשְׁמְר֬וּ  will  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀  your  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּרִיתִי֮  My  covenant 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
וְעֵדֹתִ֥י  and  My  testimony 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: testimony, witness.
ז֗וֹ  this 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄה  
Sense: this.
אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם  I  shall  teach  them 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם  their  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֲדֵי־  forevermore 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.
עַ֑ד  Forevermore 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.
יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ  shall  sit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
לְכִסֵּא־  upon  throne 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
לָֽךְ  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular

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