Psalms 132

1 A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions:

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,

2 How he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob;

the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids,

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.

till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

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

Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

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

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’

11 The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; ‘I will set on your throne a prince of your line.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

14 This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

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

Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’