Psalm, 132

A Song of the Ascents.

¹ O Jehovah, remember David And all his suffering;

² How he swore to Jehovah, How he vowed to the Powerful One of Jacob:

³ “I will not go into my tent, my home. I will not lie upon my couch, my bed;

⁴ I will not allow my eyes to sleep, Nor my eyelids to slumber

⁵ Until I find a place for Jehovah, A fine residence^*1 for the Powerful One of Jacob.”

⁶ Look! We heard about it in Ephʹra·thah; We found it in the fields of the forest.

⁷ Let us come into his residence;^*1 Let us bow down at his footstool.

⁸ Rise up, O Jehovah, to come to your resting-place, You and the Ark of your strength.

⁹ May your priests be clothed with righteousness, And may your loyal ones shout joyfully.

¹⁰ For the sake of David your servant, Do not reject^*1 your anointed one.

¹¹ Jehovah has sworn to David; He will surely not go back on his word: “One of your offspring,^*1 I will place on your throne.

¹² If your sons keep my covenant And my reminders that I teach them, Their sons too Will sit on your throne forever.”

¹³ For Jehovah has chosen Zion; He has desired it for his dwelling place:

¹⁴ “This is my resting-place forever; Here I will dwell, for this is my desire.

¹⁵ I will richly bless it with provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.

¹⁶ Its priests I will clothe with salvation, And its loyal ones will shout joyfully.

¹⁷ There I will make the strength^*1 of David grow. I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame, But the crown^*1 on his head will flourish.”