Psalms 132

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

A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,

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

how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:

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

I shall not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor climb into the bed where I lie down;

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

I shall not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids

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

and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

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

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We discovered it in the fields of the forest.

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

We will enter into his tabernacle. We will adore in the place where his feet stood.

8 Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

Rise up, O Lord, into your resting place. You and the ark of your sanctification.

9 Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

Let your priests be clothed with justice, and let your saints exult.

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

For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your Christ.

11 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.

The Lord has sworn the truth to David, and he will not disappoint: I will set upon your throne from the fruit of your lineage.

12 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.

If your sons will keep my covenant and these, my testimonies, which I will teach to them, then their sons will sit upon your throne even forever.

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

For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has chosen it as his dwelling place.

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

This is my resting place, forever and ever. Here I will dwell, for I have chosen it.

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

When blessing, I will bless her widow. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will rejoice with great joy.

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

There, I will produce a horn to David. There, I have prepared a lamp for my Christ.

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

I will clothe his enemies with confusion. But my sanctification will flourish over him.