Psalms 132

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And, her priests, will I clothe with salvation, and, her men of lovingkindness, shall, shout aloud, 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 cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;

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

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