Psalms 132

1 A song of degrees. Lord, remember Dauid with all his affliction.

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

2 Who sware vnto the Lord, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iaakob, saying,

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

3 I will not enter into the tabernacle of mine house, nor come vpon my pallet or bed,

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

4 Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

5 Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.

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

6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, and found it in the fieldes of the forest.

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

7 We will enter into his Tabernacles, and worship before his footestoole.

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

8 Arise, O Lord, to come into thy rest, thou, and the Arke of thy strength.

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

9 Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse, and let thy Saints reioyce.

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

10 For thy seruant Dauids sake refuse not the face of thine Anointed.

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

11 The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy 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 thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.

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 hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying,

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

14 This is my rest for euer: here will I dwell, for I haue a delite therein.

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

15 I will surely blesse her vitailes, and will satisfie her poore with bread,

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

16 And will clothe her Priests with saluation, and her Saints shall shoute for ioye.

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

17 There will I make the horne of Dauid to bud: for I haue ordeined a light for mine Anoynted.

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 enemies will I clothe with shame, but on him his crowne shall florish.

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