Thy Strong Word — Psalm 132. Keep praying saints: LORD remember me.

Rev. Jacob Heine, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Topeka, KS joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study and pray Psalm 132.

The Psalmist asks the LORD to remember. To remember His promises that He would dwell with His people and clothe them with salvation. As people would travel up to Jerusalem to worship at the temple, the LORD remembered to clothe his people with righteousness, to be their resting place, to feed bread to the poor, and bless His people. The LORD promised to be at Zion and in Christ, we receive that clothes of righteousness by His blood. “Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, let us sing shouts of joy for You are in our presence and in Christ we may rest in You. Amen”

Thy Strong Word reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God’s Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations.

Thy Strong Word is hosted by Rev. Brady Finnern, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Sartell, MN, and graciously underwritten by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation.

Psalm 132

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
    all the hardships he endured,
²how he swore to the Lord
    and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!”

⁸Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
⁹Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
    and let your saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion;
    he has desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my resting place forever;
    here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly bless her provisions;
    I will satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes

Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

Rev. Brady Finnern

Rev. Brady Finnern, host of Thy Strong Word. is an expert in all things Minnesota, including hiking the great mountains of the 5th flattest state in the Union and making his own maple syrup. Although chow mein, fried ice cream, and Peanut Persian donuts with maple frosting are at the top of his foodie list, his prized possessions include his gas station refillable fountain soda cup (which, he says, the savings will pay for college for his 4 kids). Pastor Finnern's Divine Call is as President of the LCMS Minnesota North District, and in addition he also enjoys traveling, coaching track, and movie nights with his wife and kids that may or may not include Shawshank Redemption or any of the Thriller movies. When he's not singing his favorite hymns or listening to his favorite metal music, you might find him working out or taking naps. (Probably naps.)