Psalms 132

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

A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

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

How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

3 “If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

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

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

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

Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

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

We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

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

Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

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

Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

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

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

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

Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

11 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.

The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

12 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.”

If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

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

For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

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

This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

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

My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

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

Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

17 There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.

There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

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

His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.