Psalms 132
1 Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
| שיר המעלות זכור-יהוה לדוד-- את כל-ענותו |
2 He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].
| אשר נשבע ליהוה נדר לאביר יעקב |
3 He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,
| אם-אבא באהל ביתי אם-אעלה על-ערש יצועי |
4 I will not sleep at all
| אם אתן שנת לעיני לעפעפי תנומה |
5 until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”
| עד-אמצא מקום ליהוה משכנות לאביר יעקב |
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].
| הנה-שמענוה באפרתה מצאנוה בשדי-יער |
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].”
| נבואה למשכנותיו נשתחוה להדם רגליו |
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.
| קומה יהוה למנוחתך אתה וארון עזך |
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.
| כהניך ילבשו-צדק וחסידיך ירננו |
10 You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!
| בעבור דוד עבדך-- אל-תשב פני משיחך |
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.
| נשבע-יהוה לדוד אמת-- לא-ישוב ממנה מפרי בטנך-- אשית לכסא-לך |
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.”
| אם-ישמרו בניך בריתי-- ועדתי זו אלמדם גם-בניהם עדי-עד-- ישבו לכסא-לך |
13 Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
| כי-בחר יהוה בציון אוה למושב לו |
14 he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
| זאת-מנוחתי עדי-עד פה-אשב כי אותיה |
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.
| צידה ברך אברך אביוניה אשביע לחם |
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.
| וכהניה אלביש ישע וחסידיה רנן ירננו |
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].
| שם אצמיח קרן לדוד ערכתי נר למשיחי |
18 I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”
| אויביו אלביש בשת ועליו יציץ נזרו |
