Psalms 132

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

A song of ascents. Yahweh, for David's sake call to mind all his afflictions.

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

Call to mind how he swore to Yahweh, how he 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,

He said, “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

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

I will not give sleep to my eyes or rest 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 Yahweh, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

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

We will go into God's tabernacle; we will worship at his footstool.

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

Arise, Yahweh, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

9 Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.

May your priests be clothed with integrity; may your faithful ones 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, do not turn away from your anointed king.

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 swore a sure oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “I will place one of your descendants 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 sons keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore.”

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

Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, he has desired her for his seat.

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

“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I desire her.

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

I will abundantly bless her with provisions. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

I will clothe her priests with salvation, her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.

17 There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.

There I will make a horn to sprout for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

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

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will shine.”