시편 132:8의 인용 해설

Search for the Lord and His might The Sanctuary and Ark are called “His might,” as it is written (Ps. 78:61): “And He delivered His might into captivity,” i.e., He delivered His Ark to bring it into captivity, and it is written (ibid. 132:8): “Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your might.” For that reason, Eleazar, its watchman, was called Uzza, because he guarded the Ark, which was called might (עֹז). An example of this is that [Ephron was called by this name] because of the four hundred silver shekels, which is the numerical value of the name Ephron. And so, many others [as in] (Gen. 49:16): “Dan (דָן) will champion (יָדִין) the right of his people”; (ibid. verse 8): “Judah, (יְהוּדָה) you are the one; to you your brothers do homage (יוֹדוּךָ).”

But will God indeed dwell on the earth – This is adding another argument to what I said in explanation of Tehillim 89 that the Holy Temple and kingship of the house of David are each causes of one another. Gd chose to rest His Presence on the house which was chosen through the merit of David, and after He chose Zion and established His Presence there He once again exerted His providence to maintain the house of David in the merit of the Temple, as it says “Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place…For the sake of David Your servant…” (Tehillim 132:8-10) This teaches that David’s merit caused the Divine Presence to dwell in the Temple. Then it says further on “…also their sons will sit on your throne forever. For the Lord has chosen Zion…” (Tehillim 132:12-13) which teaches that Gd saw fit to sustain the kingship of the house of David because He had chosen Zion. This is what our verse means – please affirm Your word which You spoke to David because ‘God will indeed dwell on the earth’. From this moment it is real and believable that Gd will have an established dwelling place on earth, and this is dependent on the kingship of the house of David. ...