Psalms 132

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

“A song of the degrees.” Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions;

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

How he swore unto the Lord; how he 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 enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose;

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

I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:

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

Until I shall have found 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 at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:

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

let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before 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 pious servants shout for joy.

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

For the sake of David thy servant turn not away the face of thy 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 hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set [some one] on the throne to succeed thee.

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 will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”

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

For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.

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

This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

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

Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread.

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

And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones 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 cause to grow a horn unto David: I arrange 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 upon himself shall his crown shine brilliantly.