Psalms 132

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

Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!

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

He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].

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

He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,

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

I will not sleep at all

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

until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”

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

In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We [went and] found it in the fields of Jearim [city, and we took it to Jerusalem].

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

[Later we said], “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]; let’s worship [there] in front of the throne [where he sits].”

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

Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.

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

I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests [will always be evident], [just like the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET], and that your people will [always] shout joyfully.

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

You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!

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.

Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like you.

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 they keep my agreement with them and obey [all] the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”

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

Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;

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

he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.

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

I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give [enough] food [even] to satisfy the poor people there.

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

I will cause the priests [to behave in a manner worthy of] being ones whom I have saved; [that will be as evident as the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET]; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.

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

There [in Jerusalem] I will cause one of David’s descendants [MET] to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king, and he will be [like a bright] lamp [MET] [that shines continually].

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

I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”