King James Version
Psalms 132:14 in the King James Version says “This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 132 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.”
Psalms 132:14 · 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.
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. abundantly: or, surely
I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“This is my rest”
H4496repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
“for ever”
H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or wit
“for ever”
H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or wit
“here will I dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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