Psalms 132

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

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

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

How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God 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 tabernacle 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 a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

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

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

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

We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

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

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

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

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

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

For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thy 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 hath sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy 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 thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

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

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; 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.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

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

There will I 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!

His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.