Psalms 132

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

A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

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

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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

'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

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

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

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

Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

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

'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

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

We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

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

Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy 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 do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

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

For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine 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.

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

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 testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

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

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired [it] for a seat to Himself,

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

This [is] My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

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

Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy [with] bread,

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

And her priests I clothe [with] salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

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

There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.

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

His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!