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Psalms 132:2 — King James Version← Study notes

How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;


Psalms 132:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 132:26 words
HebrewMeaning
אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
נִ֭שְׁבַּעnišəbaʿ
he swore an oathverbH7650
charge (by an oath · with an oath) · feed to the full (by mistake for
לַ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh
to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
נָ֝דַ֗רnādar
he vowedverbH5087
לַ/אֲבִ֥ירlaʾăbiyr
to the mighty one ofpronH46
יַעֲקֹֽבyaʿăqōb
JacobnounH3290
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 132:2

1. It was right indeed, most beloved, that we should rather hear our Brother, my colleague, when present before all of us. And just now he refused not, but put us off; for he extorted from me that he might now listen to me, on the condition that I also may listen to him, for in charity itself we are all listening unto Him, who is our One Master in heaven. Attend therefore to the Psalm, entitled A Song of Degrees; considerably longer than the rest under the same title. Let us…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 132 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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