Psalms 132

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

A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,

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

how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:

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

I shall not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor climb into the bed where I lie down;

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

I shall not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids

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

and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

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

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We discovered it in the fields of the forest.

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

We will enter into his tabernacle. We will adore in the place where his feet stood.

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

Rise up, O Lord, into your resting place. You and the ark of your sanctification.

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

Let your priests be clothed with justice, and let your saints exult.

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

For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your Christ.

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 has sworn the truth to David, and he will not disappoint: I will set upon your throne from the fruit of your lineage.

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 sons will keep my covenant and these, my testimonies, which I will teach to them, then their sons will sit upon your throne even forever.

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

For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has chosen it as his dwelling place.

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

This is my resting place, forever and ever. Here I will dwell, for I have chosen it.

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

When blessing, I will bless her widow. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will rejoice with great joy.

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

There, I will produce a horn to David. There, I have prepared a lamp for my Christ.

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

I will clothe his enemies with confusion. But my sanctification will flourish over him.