Psalms 132

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

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

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

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

3 “I will not enter my house or get 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, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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