Psalms 132

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

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

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

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

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

11 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.

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.

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

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

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

For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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