Psalms 132

1 A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,

A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Yahweh, unto David, all his humiliations!

2 how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:

What he Sware to Yahweh, —Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 I shall not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor climb into the bed where I lie down;

Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch;

4 I shall not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:

5 and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.

6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We discovered it in the fields of the forest.

Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

7 We will enter into his tabernacle. We will adore in the place where his feet stood.

We would enter his habitations, we would bow down at his footstool.

8 Rise up, O Lord, into your resting place. You and the ark of your sanctification.

Arise! O Yahweh, unto thy place of rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let your priests be clothed with justice, and let your saints exult.

Thy priests, let them be clothed with righteousness, Thy men of lovingkindness, let them shout for joy!

10 For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your Christ.

For the sake of David thy servant, do not turn away the face of thine Anointed One.

11 The Lord has sworn the truth to David, and he will not disappoint: I will set upon your throne from the fruit of your lineage.

Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it, —Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.

12 If your sons will keep my covenant and these, my testimonies, which I will teach to them, then their sons will sit upon your throne even forever.

If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has chosen it as his dwelling place.

For Yahweh hath chosen Zion, —He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself:

14 This is my resting place, forever and ever. Here I will dwell, for I have chosen it.

This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it;

15 When blessing, I will bless her widow. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Her provision, will I abundantly bless, Her needy ones, will I satisfy with bread;

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will rejoice with great joy.

And, her priests, will I clothe with salvation, and, her men of lovingkindness, shall, shout aloud, for joy;

17 There, I will produce a horn to David. There, I have prepared a lamp for my Christ.

There, will I cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;

18 I will clothe his enemies with confusion. But my sanctification will flourish over him.

His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.