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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 132 A Song of degrees. Some think this psalm was written by Solomon, since Psalms 132:8, are much the same with which he concluded his prayer at the dedication of the temple, 2 Chronicles 6:41; on account of which it is supposed to be written; though he might borrow these words from hence, as he sometimes did recite the words of his father, Proverbs 4:4. Others are of...
John Gill
For the Lord hath chosen Zion,.... Not only to build upon it the temple in a literal sense, and for the place of his worship; but also for the seat of his majesty, and over which he has set his Son as King; and all this from the love he bears to Zion, which, in a figurative and spiritual sense, is his church; whom he has chosen to privileges, to grace and glory, and for his service and honour;...
Matthew Henry
It is probable that this psalm was penned by Solomon, to be sung at the dedication of the temple which he built according to the charge his father gave him, 1 Chron. xxviii. 2, &c. Having fulfilled his trust, he begs of God to own what he had done. I. He had built this house for the honour and service of God; and when he brings the ark into it, the token of God's presence, he desires that God...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. Here are some of the sweetest words that ever were written; there are fathomless depths of sweetness in them, for here we have the truth concerning the election of the Church of God: “The Lord hath chosen Zion.” Some men cannot endure to hear the doctrine of election — I suppose they like to choose their own wives; but they are...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. The literal Zion was the Lord’s habitation for a time, but the spiritual Zion will be his dwelling place throughout eternity.