< Psalms 132 >

1 [A Song of Ascents.] LORD, remember David and all his affliction,
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Remember, YHWH, for David, all his afflictions;
2 how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
Who has sworn to YHWH, He has vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 "Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;
“If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;
If I give sleep to my eyes, To my eyelids—slumber,
5 until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Until I find a place for YHWH, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:
Behold, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
7 "We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.
We come into His dwelling places, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
8 Arise, LORD, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength.
Arise, O YHWH, to Your rest, You, and the Ark of Your strength,
9 Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your faithful ones shout for joy."
Your priests put on righteousness, And Your pious ones cry aloud.
10 For your servant David's sake, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn back the face of Your anointed.
11 The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
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.
12 If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore."
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.”
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling.
For YHWH has fixed on Zion, He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,
14 "This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.
“This [is] My rest forever and ever, Here I sit, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I greatly bless her provision, I satisfy her poor [with] bread,
16 Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.
And I clothe her priests [with] salvation, And her pious ones sing aloud.
17 There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
There I cause a horn to spring up for David, I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent."
I clothe His enemies [with] shame, And His crown flourishes on Him!”

< Psalms 132 >