< Psalms 132 >
1 O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.
A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.
2 How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:
Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath 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:
'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
4 If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,
5 Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles 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 have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
7 We will go into his tabernacle: We will adore in the place where his feet stood.
We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified.
Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,
9 Let thy priests be clothed with justice: and let thy saints rejoice.
Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.
10 For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thy anointed.
For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.
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.
Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.
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 testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.
13 For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling.
For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired [it] for a seat to Himself,
14 This is my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.
This [is] My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.
15 Blessing, I will bless her widow: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy [with] bread,
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding great joy.
And her priests I clothe [with] salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.
17 There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
18 His enemies I will clothe with confusion: but upon him will my sanctification flourish.
His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!