Psalms 132

1 A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember unto David all his affliction;

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;

2 How he swore unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 'Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up into the bed that is spread for me;

“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;

If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,

5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.'

Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 Lo, we heard of it as being in Ephrath; we found it in the field of the wood.

Behold, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

7 Let us go into His dwelling-place; let us worship at His footstool.

We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, unto Thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.

Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,

9 Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy.

Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.

10 For Thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of Thine anointed.

For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.

11 The LORD swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: 'Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy 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 thy children keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.'

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 hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:

For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,

14 'This is My resting-place for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

“This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty.

I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,

16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.

17 There will I make a horn to shoot up unto David, there have I ordered 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 shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.'

I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”