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 Yahweh, unto David, all his humiliations!
2 How he sware to Jehovah, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
What he Sware to Yahweh, —Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “I will not go into my house, Nor lie down on my bed,
Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch;
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, Nor slumber to my eyelids,
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:
5 Until I find a place for Jehovah, A habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.
6 Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah; We found it in the fields of the forest.
Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.
7 Let us go into his habitation; Let us worship at his footstool!
We would enter his habitations, we would bow down at his footstool.
8 Arise, O LORD! into thy rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength!
Arise! O Yahweh, unto thy place of rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, And thy holy ones shout for joy!
Thy priests, let them be clothed with righteousness, Thy men of lovingkindness, let them shout for joy!
10 For the sake of thy servant David, Reject not the prayer of thine anointed!
For the sake of David thy servant, do not turn away the face of thine Anointed One.
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.
Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it, —Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.
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 thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.
13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it as his dwelling-place.
For Yahweh hath chosen Zion, —He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself:
14 “This is my resting-place for ever; Here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.
This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it;
15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her provision, will I abundantly bless, Her needy ones, will I satisfy with bread;
16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her holy ones shall shout aloud for joy.
And, her priests, will I clothe with salvation, and, her men of lovingkindness, shall, shout aloud, 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 cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;
18 His enemies will I clothe with shame, And the crown shall glitter upon his head.”
His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.
