< Psalms 132 >

1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;
A song of degrees. Lord, remember Dauid with all his affliction.
2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
Who sware vnto the Lord, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iaakob, saying,
3 Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,
I will not enter into the tabernacle of mine house, nor come vpon my pallet or bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,
Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,
5 Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.
Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.
6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.
Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, and found it in the fieldes of the forest.
7 Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.
We will enter into his Tabernacles, and worship before his footestoole.
8 Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.
Arise, O Lord, to come into thy rest, thou, and the Arke of thy strength.
9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.
Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse, and let thy Saints reioyce.
10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.
For thy seruant Dauids sake refuse not the face of thine Anointed.
11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.
The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy throne.
12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.
If thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.
13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.
For the Lord hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying,
14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
This is my rest for euer: here will I dwell, for I haue a delite therein.
15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.
I will surely blesse her vitailes, and will satisfie her poore with bread,
16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.
And will clothe her Priests with saluation, and her Saints shall shoute for ioye.
17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
There will I make the horne of Dauid to bud: for I haue ordeined a light for mine Anoynted.
18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.
His enemies will I clothe with shame, but on him his crowne shall florish.

< Psalms 132 >