Psalms 132

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

[A Song of Ascents.] YHWH, remember David and all his affliction,

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

how he swore to YHWH, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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

"Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

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

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;

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

until I find out a place for YHWH, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

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

Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

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

"We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.

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

Arise, YHWH, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength.

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

Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your faithful ones shout for joy."

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

For your servant David's sake, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

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.

YHWH has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

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 children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore."

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

For YHWH has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling.

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

"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.

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

I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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

Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.

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

There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

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

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent."