Psalms 132:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:7 : 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
  • Eph 2:22 : 22 In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.
  • 2 Chr 2:6 : 6 But who may have strength enough to make a house for him, seeing that the heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be his resting-place? who am I then to make a house for him? But I am building it only for the burning of perfume before him.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 The Lord says, Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is the resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, and what place will be my resting-place?
  • Acts 7:46-49 : 46 Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon was the builder of his house. 48 But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says, 49 Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest?
  • 2 Sam 6:17 : 17 And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!
  • 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:12 : 12 And said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, so that you may take the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have made ready for it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 132:6-8
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    83%

    6We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

    7Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

    8Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

  • Ps 132:2-4
    3 verses
    81%

    2How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

    3Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

    4I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

    14This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

  • 1 Chr 17:5-6
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    76%

    5For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.

    6In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?

  • Acts 7:46
    75%

    46Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.

  • Ps 26:8
    74%

    8Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

  • 2 Sam 7:5-6
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    73%

    5Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

    6For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.

  • Num 24:5
    73%

    5How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

  • Gen 28:16
    73%

    16And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    72%

    2So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    72%

    1And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • Ps 27:4-5
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    71%

    4One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

    5For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.

  • 2 Sam 7:10
    71%

    10And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,

  • Ps 84:1
    71%

    1<To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!

  • Ps 15:1
    71%

    1<A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

  • Ps 75:9
    71%

    9But I will ever be full of joy, making songs of praise to the God of Jacob.

  • 1 Kgs 8:21
    71%

    21In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our fathers, when he took them out of the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 61:4
    71%

    4I will make your tent my resting-place for ever: I will keep myself under the cover of your wings. (Selah.)

  • Prov 7:15
    71%

    15So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.

  • 1 Chr 17:9
    71%

    9And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,

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    9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.

  • Ps 84:8
    70%

    8O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    70%

    13So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • Ps 3:5
    70%

    5I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.

  • Ps 120:5
    70%

    5Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    70%

    5And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    70%

    4But the ark of God had been moved by David from Kiriath-jearim to the place which he had made ready for it, for he had put up a tent for it at Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:3
    70%

    3In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    70%

    27But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

  • Gen 28:21
    70%

    21So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

  • Exod 25:8
    70%

    8And let them make me a holy place, so that I may be ever present among them.

  • Isa 62:7
    70%

    7And give him no rest, till he puts Jerusalem in her place to be praised in the earth.

  • Job 23:3
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    3If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

  • 2 Chr 6:5
    70%

    5From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    70%

    1Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

  • Ps 132:17
    69%

    17There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

  • Ps 68:16
    69%

    16Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

  • Gen 28:11
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    11And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

  • Ps 20:1
    69%

    1<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

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    5But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    69%

    18But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made: