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, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

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

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath 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 mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

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

Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles 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 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 in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

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

Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

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

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

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

For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine 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.

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for 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 sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

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

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath 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 for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

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

Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy [with] bread,

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

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

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

There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.

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

His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!