Psalm 132

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Psalm 132 (psalm 131 in the Vulgate) is the 132nd psalm from the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. It is the longest of 15 psalms which begin with the words "A song of ascents" (Shir Hama'alot).

Text

This psalm has 18 verses. The New Revised Standard Version associates it with "the Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion".[1] The Jerusalem Bible describes it as a "messianic hymn" and an "anniversary hymn" recalling the finding and translation of the Ark of the Covenant, which are recounted in 1 Samuel 6 and 2 Samuel 6 in the Hebrew Bible.[2] The words of verse 6, "we heard of it in Ephrathah", refer to the ark.

Uses

Judaism

Catholicism

As St. Benedict of Nursia mostly attributed the last psalms to the vespers offices, this Psalm 132 was traditionally sung during the celebration of Vespers on Tuesday, according to the Rule of Saint Benedict, fixed at 530.[6][7]

In the current Liturgy of the Hours, Psalm 132 is recited at the Office of Readings on the Saturday of the first week, [8] and at Vespers on the Thursday of the third week. It is separated into two parts. In the liturgy of the Mass he is read for the feast of the Assumption.

Musical settings

  • "Let David Be Remembered" - Thaxted, Martin E. Leckebusch, 2003[9]

References

  1. ↑ Psalms 132:1
  2. ↑ Jerusalem Bible (1966), Psalm 132
  3. ↑ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 530
  4. ↑ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 148
  5. ↑ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66
  6. ↑ Règle de saint Benoît, traduction de Prosper Guéranger,(Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes)p.47.
  7. ↑ Psautier latin-français du bréviaire monastique, p. 504, 1938/2003.
  8. ↑ Le cycle principal des prières liturgiques se déroule sur quatre semaines.
  9. ↑ "Let David Be Remembered (Psalm 132)". Hymnary.org.
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