Psalms 132

1 A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

“A song of the degrees.” Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions;

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

How he swore unto the Lord; how he vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob:

3 “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose;

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

I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:

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

Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.

6 We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

“Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:

7 Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.

let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before his footstool.”

8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.

Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy.

10 For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

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

11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set [some one] on the throne to succeed thee.

12 If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”

13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.

14 “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread.

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.

And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

There will I cause to grow a horn unto David: I arrange a lamp for my anointed.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine brilliantly.