Psalms 132

1 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, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

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

3 If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house: if I shall go up into the bed wherein I lie:

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

4 If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

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

5 Or rest to my temples: until I find out 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 have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.

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

7 We will go 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 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified.

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

9 Let thy priests be clothed with justice: and let thy saints rejoice.

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

10 For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thy anointed.

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

11 The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne.

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 thy children will keep thy covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

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 hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling.

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

14 This is my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.

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

15 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 shall rejoice with exceeding great joy.

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

17 There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

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

18 His enemies I will clothe with confusion: but upon him will my sanctification flourish.

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