Psalms 132

1 A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Yahweh, unto David, all his humiliations!

A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

2 What he Sware to Yahweh, —Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

3 Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch;

Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

5 Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

6 Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

7 We would enter his habitations, we would bow down at his footstool.

Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

8 Arise! O Yahweh, unto thy place of rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

9 Thy priests, let them be clothed with righteousness, Thy men of lovingkindness, let them shout for joy!

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

10 For the sake of David thy servant, do not turn away the face of thine Anointed One.

Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

11 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.

The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

12 If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.

If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

13 For Yahweh hath chosen Zion, —He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself:

For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

14 This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it;

This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

15 Her provision, will I abundantly bless, Her needy ones, will I satisfy with bread;

My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

16 And, her priests, will I clothe with salvation, and, her men of lovingkindness, shall, shout aloud, for joy;

Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

17 There, will I cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;

There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

18 His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.

His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.