Psalms 132

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

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

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

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath 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 mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

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

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

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: 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 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

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 desired it.

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

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

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

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my 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 shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

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