< Psalms 132 >

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;
A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,
2 Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,
3 “If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,
4 If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,
never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,
5 Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.
6 Behold, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.
7 We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.
8 Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,
‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.
9 Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.
Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.
10 For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.
For the sake of David your servant, do not reject 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 swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; ‘I will set on your throne a prince of your line.
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 keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’
13 For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,
For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.
14 “This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.
‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.
15 I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,
I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.
16 And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.
17 There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.
There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.
18 I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”
Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’

< Psalms 132 >