Psalms 132
1 Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
“A song of the degrees.” Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions;
2 He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].
How he swore unto the Lord; how he vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob:
3 He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,
Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose;
4 I will not sleep at all
I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:
5 until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”
Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.
6 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].
“Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:
7 [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].”
let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before his footstool.”
8 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.
Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9 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.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy.
10 You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!
For the sake of David thy servant turn not away the face of thy anointed.
11 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.
The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set [some one] on the throne to succeed thee.
12 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.”
If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”
13 Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.
14 he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15 I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give [enough] food [even] to satisfy the poor people there.
Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread.
16 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.
And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones shall shout aloud for joy.
17 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].
There will I cause to grow a horn unto David: I arrange a lamp for my anointed.
18 I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”
His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine brilliantly.
