Psalms 132

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: 'Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

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 thy children keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.'

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

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There will I make a horn to shoot up unto David, there have I ordered a lamp for Mine anointed.

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

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.'