Psalms 132

1 A song of ascents. Yahweh, for David's sake call to mind all his afflictions.

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

2 Call to mind how he swore to Yahweh, how he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob.

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

3 He said, “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

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

4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or rest to my eyelids

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

5 until I find a place for Yahweh, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

6 See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

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

7 We will go into God's tabernacle; we will worship at his footstool.

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

8 Arise, Yahweh, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

9 May your priests be clothed with integrity; may your faithful ones shout for joy.

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

10 For your servant David's sake, do not turn away from your anointed king.

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’

11 Yahweh swore a sure oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

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.

12 If your sons keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore.”

If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

13 Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, he has desired her for his seat.

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

14 “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I desire her.

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

15 I will abundantly bless her with provisions. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.

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

17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

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

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will shine.”

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