Psalms 132

1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,

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

the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

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

never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

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

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

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

till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

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

We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

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

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

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

‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’

11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; ‘I will set on your throne a prince of your line.

12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

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

For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

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

‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

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

There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.

18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.

Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’