< Psalms 132 >
1 A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Lord, remember David, and all that he went through.
Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
2 He made a promise to the Lord, a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].
3 “I will not go home, I will not go to bed,
He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,
4 I will not go to sleep, I will not take a nap,
I will not sleep at all
5 until I find a place where the Lord can live, a home for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”
6 In Ephrathah we received information about the Ark of Agreement, and we found it in fields near Jaar.
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's go to the place where the Lord lives and bow down at his feet in worship.
[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, Lord, and enter your home, together with your Ark of your power.
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 May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for 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 For the sake of your servant David, don't reject the king you have chosen.
You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!
11 The Lord made a solemn promise to David, one he will never cancel—“I will put one of your descendants on your throne.
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 sons keep to my agreement and my laws that I will teach them, then their sons will always occupy your throne.”
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 has chosen Zion, wanting to make his home there, saying:
Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
14 “This will always be my home; this is where I want to live.
he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
15 I will provide the people of the city with all they need; I will feed the poor.
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 I will clothe its priests with salvation; and its faithful people will shout for 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 I will make the line of David even more powerful. I have prepared a lamp for my chosen 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 I will humiliate his enemies, but the crown he wears will shine brightly.”
I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”