Psalms 132

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

Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

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

How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God 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 tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

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

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my 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, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

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

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

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

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

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

Arise, O LORD, into your rest; 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 shout for joy.

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

For your servant David’s sake turn not away the face of your 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 has sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set on your 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 your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit on your throne for ever more.

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

For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

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 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 satisfy her poor with bread.

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

I will also clothe her priests 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 the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

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

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