Psalms 132

1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!

2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].

3 Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,

4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

I will not sleep at all

5 Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”

6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We [went and] found it in the fields of Jearim [city, and we took it to Jerusalem].

7 Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

[Later we said], “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]; let’s worship [there] in front of the throne [where he sits].”

8 Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.

9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests [will always be evident], [just like the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET], and that your people will [always] shout joyfully.

10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!

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.

Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like 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 they keep my agreement with them and obey [all] the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”

13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;

14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.

15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give [enough] food [even] to satisfy the poor people there.

16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

I will cause the priests [to behave in a manner worthy of] being ones whom I have saved; [that will be as evident as the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET]; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.

17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

There [in Jerusalem] I will cause one of David’s descendants [MET] to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king, and he will be [like a bright] lamp [MET] [that shines continually].

18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.

I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”