Psalms 132

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

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,

2 How he sware to Jehovah, And 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 “I will not go into my house, Nor lie down on my bed,

never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, Nor slumber to my eyelids,

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

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

We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

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

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD! into thy rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength!

“Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, And thy holy ones shout for joy!

Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

10 For the sake of thy servant David, Reject not the prayer of thine anointed!

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.”

11 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.

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 thy children keep my covenant, And my statutes, which I teach them, Their children also throughout all ages Shall sit upon thy throne.”

If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.”

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it as his dwelling-place.

For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

14 “This is my resting-place for ever; Here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.

“This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her holy ones shall shout aloud for joy.

Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

17 There will I cause to spring forth a horn for David; I have prepared a light for mine 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 His enemies will I clothe with shame, And the crown shall glitter upon his head.”

Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.”