Psalms 132

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

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, David all his sufferings,

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

the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

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

never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

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

never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

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

till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

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

We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

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

We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

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

‘Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

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

Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

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

For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.’

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 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 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 keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.’

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

For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

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

‘This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

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

I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

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

Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

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

There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.

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

Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.’