< Psalms 132 >

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;
Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
2 Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].
3 “If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,
4 If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,
I will not sleep at all
5 Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”
6 Behold, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We [went and] found it in the fields of Jearim [city, and we took it to Jerusalem].
7 We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
[Later we said], “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]; let’s worship [there] in front of the throne [where he sits].”
8 Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,
Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.
9 Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.
I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests [will always be evident], [just like the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET], and that your people will [always] shout joyfully.
10 For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.
You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!
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.
Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like you.
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 they keep my agreement with them and obey [all] the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”
13 For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,
Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
14 “This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.
he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
15 I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,
I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give [enough] food [even] to satisfy the poor people there.
16 And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.
I will cause the priests [to behave in a manner worthy of] being ones whom I have saved; [that will be as evident as the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET]; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.
17 There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.
There [in Jerusalem] I will cause one of David’s descendants [MET] to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king, and he will be [like a bright] lamp [MET] [that shines continually].
18 I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”
I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”

< Psalms 132 >