Psalms 132

1 A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember David and all his affliction,

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

2 how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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

3 “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

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

4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

5 until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

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

7 “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

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

8 Arise, LORD, into 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. Let your saints shout for joy!

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

10 For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

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

11 The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

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 will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

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 has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

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

14 “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.

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

15 I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

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

17 I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

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

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”

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