Psalm 132:5

New English Translation

until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:17

They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.

2 Samuel 7:1

The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

1 Kings 8:17

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:27

“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

1 Chronicles 15:12

He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:3

David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 22:7

David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2

King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.

2 Chronicles 2:6

Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

Ephesians 2:22

in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.