Psalms 132

1 A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:

A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

2 how he sware to the Lord, [and] vowed to the God of Jacob, [saying],

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

5 until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.

'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

7 Let us enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood.

We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thine holiness.

Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

9 Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and thy saints shall exult.

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

10 For the sake of thy servant David turn not away the face of thine anointed.

For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

11 The Lord sware [in] truth to David, and he will not annul it, [saying], Of the fruit of thy body will I set [a king] upon thy throne.

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

12 If thy children will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.

If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

13 For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, [saying],

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired [it] for a seat to Himself,

14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.

This [is] My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

15 I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy [with] bread,

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult.

And her priests I clothe [with] salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

17 There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.

There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with a shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.

His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!