< Psalms 132 >

1 A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;
2 how he sware to the Lord, [and] vowed to the God of Jacob, [saying],
Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of 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 mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,
If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,
5 until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found 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 enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood.
We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, into your rest; you, and the ark of your holiness.
Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,
9 Your priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and your saints shall exult.
Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.
10 For the sake of your servant David turn not away the face of your anointed.
For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.
11 The Lord sware [in] truth to David, and he will not annul it, [saying], Of the fruit of your body will I set [a king] upon your throne.
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 will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne 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 has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, [saying],
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 dwell; for I have chosen it.
“This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.
15 I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult.
And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.
17 There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.
There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.
18 His enemies will I clothe with a shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.
I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”

< Psalms 132 >