Psalms 132

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” O LORD! remember David, And all his affliction!

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

How he sware to Jehovah, And vowed to 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,

“I will not go into my house, Nor lie down on my bed,

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

I will 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.”

Until I find a place for Jehovah, A habitation for the Mighty One 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 at Ephratah; We found it in the fields of the forest.

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

Let us go into his habitation; Let us worship at his footstool!

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

Arise, O LORD! into thy rest, 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 thy holy ones shout for joy!

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

For the sake of thy servant David, Reject not the prayer 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.

Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David, And he will not depart from it: “Of the fruit of thy body will I place upon the throne for 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 keep my covenant, And my statutes, which I teach them, Their children also throughout all ages Shall sit upon thy throne.”

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

For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired 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 for ever; Here will I dwell, for I have chosen 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 holy 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 spring forth a horn for David; I have prepared a light for mine anointed.

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

His enemies will I clothe with shame, And the crown shall glitter upon his head.”