Psalms 132

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

Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!

2 the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].

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

He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,

4 never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

I will not sleep at all

5 till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”

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

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 went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low 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, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

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

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 David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’

You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!

11 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.

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 the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

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

Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;

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

he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.

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

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

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 will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.

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

I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”