Psalms 132

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

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,

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

the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

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

never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

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

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

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

till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

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

We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

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

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

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

‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

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

Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

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

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject 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.

The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; ‘I will set on your throne a prince of your line.

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 the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

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

For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

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

‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

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

I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

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

Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

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

There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.

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

Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’