Psalms 132:1 Cross References - NSB

¹ Jehovah, remember David and all his affliction.

¹ God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark. He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.

²⁴ God heard their groaning. He remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

²⁹ Knowing those things made Saul even more afraid of David. He was David’s enemy for the rest of his life. ³⁰ The Philistine rulers kept coming to fight Israel. David always won when he fought them. He won more battles against the Philistines than any of Saul’s other officers. This made him famous.

¹ David finished talking to Saul. Jonathan became David’s closest friend. He loved David as much as he loved himself. ² Saul kept him with him that day and would not let him go home to his father’s house any more. ³ Jonathan made a covenant with David. He loved him as himself. ⁴ Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing. He gave it to David along with his armor, including his sword, his bow and his belt. ⁵ So David did everything Saul sent him to do successfully. Saul made him a commander in his army. This pleased the people and Saul’s servants. ⁶ David returned from a campaign against the Philistines. That same day women from all of Israel’s cities came to meet King Saul. They sang and danced. Tambourines, joyful music, and triangles accompanied them. ⁷ The women who celebrated sang: »Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands!« ⁸ Saul became very angry because he considered this saying to be insulting. He said: »To David they credit tens of thousands but to me they credit only a few thousand. The only thing left for David is my kingdom.« ⁹ He was jealous and suspicious of David from that day on. ¹⁰ The next day Jehovah let a distressing spirit take control of Saul. He began acting like a crazy man inside his house. David came to play the harp for Saul as usual. This time Saul had a spear in his hand. ¹¹ Saul balanced the spear in his hand and said: »I will give David a blow! I will pin him to the wall.« David got away from him twice. ¹² Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with David but left Saul. ¹³ So Saul sent him away. He put him in command of a thousand men. David led his men in battle. ¹⁴ Jehovah helped David. He and his soldiers always won their battles. ¹⁵ Saul saw how wisely David behaved. This made him fear him. ¹⁶ Everyone in Israel and Judah loved David. He led them in and out of battle. ¹⁷ Finally, Saul said to David: »Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife if you prove yourself to be a warrior for me and fight Jehovah’s battles.« Saul thought: »I must not lay a hand on him. Let the Philistines do that.« ¹⁸ David answered: »Who am I? What is my family that I should be the king’s son-in-law?« ¹⁹ The time came for Merab to be given to David. Instead, she was given to a man named Adriel from Meholah. ²⁰ Saul’s daughter Michal fell in love with David. When Saul heard of this he was pleased. ²¹ He said to himself: »I will give Michal to David. I will use her to trap him. The Philistines will kill him.« So for the second time Saul said to David: »You will be my son-in-law.« ²² Saul ordered his officials to speak to David in private. They went to David and said: »Look, the king likes you, and all of his officials are loyal to you. Why not ask the king if you may marry his daughter Michal?« ²³ Saul’s servants said these things to David. And David said: »I am not rich or famous enough to marry Princess Michal.« ²⁴ Saul’s servants told him: »David asked, do you think it is easy to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor and unimportant person.« ²⁵ When the officers told Saul what David had said, ²⁶ Saul’s officials reported to David what Saul had said. David was delighted with the thought of becoming the king’s son-in-law. Before the day set for the wedding, ²⁷ David and his men killed two hundred Philistines. He took their foreskins to the king and counted them all out to him. This was so he might become his son-in-law. So Saul had to give his daughter Michal in marriage to David. ²⁸ Saul knew she loved David. He also realized that Jehovah was helping David.

¹ Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself. He had an escort of fifty men to run ahead of him. ² He would rise early in the morning and stand by the road at the city gate. When someone came there with a dispute that he wanted the king to settle, Absalom would call him over and ask him where he was from. After the man told him what tribe he was from, ³ Absalom would say: »My friend, the law is on your side. However, there is no representative of the king to hear your case.« ⁴ He added: »How I wish I were a judge! Then anyone who had a dispute or a claim could come to me. I would give him justice.« ⁵ The man would approach Absalom and bow down before him. Then Absalom would reach out and hug and kiss him. ⁶ Absalom did this with every Israelite who came to the king for judgment. That way he won their loyalty. ⁷ After four years Absalom said to King David: »My lord let me go to Hebron and keep a promise I made to Jehovah. ⁸ »When I lived at Geshur in Syria (Aram), I promised Jehovah that if he would take me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron.« ⁹ »Go in peace,« the king said. »So Absalom went to Hebron.« ¹⁰ He sent messengers to all the tribes of Israel. He told them: »When you hear the sound of trumpets, shout: ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’« ¹¹ Absalom had two hundred men who at his invitation traveled from Jerusalem with him. They knew nothing of the plot and went in good faith. ¹² Absalom was offering sacrifices. He sent for Ahithophel, David’s adviser, to come from his home in Giloh. Meanwhile, the conspiracy grew stronger. The number of people siding with Absalom kept getting larger. ¹³ A messenger told David: »Absalom has the hearts of the people of Israel.« ¹⁴ David told all his men who were with him in Jerusalem: »We must run away quickly, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Leave right away or he will catch up to us and bring ruin upon us when he massacres the city.« ¹⁵ The king’s servants told him: »No matter what happens, we are Your Majesty’s servants.« ¹⁶ The king left on foot. His whole household followed him. The king left ten concubines behind to take care of the palace. ¹⁷ The king and his troops left the city on foot. They stopped at the city limits. ¹⁸ All his mercenaries passed by him. The Cherethites, all the Pelethites, Ittai, and all six hundred men who had followed him from Gath marched past the king. ¹⁹ The king asked Ittai from Gath: »Why should you go with us? Go back, and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland. ²⁰ »In fact you came to us just yesterday. Should I make you wander around with me when I do not even know where I am going? Go back and take your countrymen with you. May Jehovah always show you kindness.«

⁶ O Jehovah, remember your loving kindness and merciful deeds. They have existed from eternity. ⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth or my rebellious ways. O Jehovah, remember me in keeping with your loving kindness and your goodness.

¹ When I was in trouble, I cried out to Jehovah, and he answered me.

¹ I will lift up my eyes to the mountains from where my help comes.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) I was glad when they said to me: »Let us go to the house of Jehovah.«

¹ To You I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

¹ ([Psalm of David]) »If Jehovah was not on our side,« let Israel now say:

¹ They who trust in Jehovah are like Mount Zion. It is not shaken, but remains forever.

¹ When Jehovah brought back the captive ones of Zion, it was like a dream.

¹ ([Psalm of Solomon]) If Jehovah does not build the house, it is vain for the builders to work on it. If Jehovah does not protect a city, it is vain for the guard to stay alert.

¹ Blessed are all who reverence Jehovah and live his way.

¹ »Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,« Let Israel now say:

¹ Out of the depths of despair I have cried to you, O Jehovah.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty. I do not involve myself in great matters. I do not get involved in things too difficult for me.

¹⁹ Remember my trouble and my wandering, the bitterroot and the poison.

¹ Keep in mind, O Jehovah, what has come to us. Take note and see our shame.