Psalms 132

1 A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;

2 How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into 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 my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

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

5 Until I find a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

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

7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.

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

For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.

11 The LORD hath sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

YHWH has sworn truth to David, He does not turn back from it: “Of the fruit of your body, I set on the throne for you.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If your sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also forever and ever Sit on the throne for you.”

13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,

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

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

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

I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

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

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

There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”