Psalms 132
1 The song of greces. Lord, haue thou mynde on Dauid; and of al his myldenesse.
A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,
2 As he swoor to the Lord; he made a vowe to God of Jacob.
the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,
3 I schal not entre in to the tabernacle of myn hous; Y schal not stie in to the bed of mi restyng.
never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,
4 I schal not yyue sleep to myn iyen; and napping to myn iye liddis.
never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,
5 And rest to my templis, til Y fynde a place to the Lord; a tabernacle to God of Jacob.
till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.
6 Lo! we herden that arke of testament in Effrata, `that is, in Silo; we founden it in the feeldis of the wode.
We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.
7 We schulen entre in to the tabernacle of hym; we schulen worschipe in the place, where hise feet stoden.
We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.
8 Lord, rise thou in to thi reste; thou and the ark of thin halewing.
‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.
9 Thi prestis be clothid with riytfulnesse; and thi seyntis make ful out ioye.
Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.
10 For Dauid, thi seruaunt; turne thou not awei the face of thi crist.
For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’
11 The Lord swoor treuthe to Dauid, and he schal not make hym veyn; of the fruyt of thi wombe Y schal sette on thi seete.
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 thi sones schulen kepe my testament; and my witnessingis, these whiche Y schal teche hem. And the sones of hem til in to the world; thei schulen sette on thi seete.
If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’
13 For the Lord chees Sion; he chees it in to dwelling to hym silf.
For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.
14 This is my reste in to the world of world; Y schal dwelle here, for Y chees it.
‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.
15 I blessynge schal blesse the widewe of it; Y schal fille with looues the pore men of it.
I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.
16 I schal clothe with heelthe the preestis therof; and the hooli men therof schulen make ful out ioye in ful reioisinge.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.
17 Thidir Y schal bringe forth the horn of Dauid; Y made redi a lanterne to my crist.
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 schal clothe hise enemyes with schame; but myn halewing schal floure out on hym.
Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’
