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 Yahweh, unto David, all his humiliations!

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

What he Sware to Yahweh, —Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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

Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch;

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

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:

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

Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations 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 Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

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

We would enter his habitations, we would bow down at his footstool.

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

Arise! O Yahweh, unto thy place of rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

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

Thy priests, let them be clothed with righteousness, Thy men of lovingkindness, let them shout for joy!

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

For the sake of David thy servant, do not turn away the face of thine Anointed One.

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

Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it, —Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.

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 sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.

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

For Yahweh hath chosen Zion, —He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself:

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

This, is my place of rest unto futurity, 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 abundantly bless, 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 men of lovingkindness, 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 bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;

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 be resplendent.