Psalms 132
1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;
2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to 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 rest to my eyeballs,
If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,
5 Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.
Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.
Behold, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
7 Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.
We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
8 Come back, 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 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.
Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.
10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.
For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your 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.
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 children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for 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's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.
For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,
14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
“This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.
15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.
I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,
16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.
And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.
17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.
18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.
I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”
