Psalm 132

 

A song of ascents.

 

 

1                    O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.

 

2                    He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

 

3                    “I will not enter my house or go to my bed—

 

4                    I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,

 

5                    till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

 

6                    We heard it in Ephrathan, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar [a] : [b]

 

7                    “Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool—

 

8                    arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.

 

9                    May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy.”

 

10               For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed one.

 

11               The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that He will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne—

 

12               if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”

 

13               For the LORD has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:

 

14               “This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it—

 

15               I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food.

 

16               I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy.

 

17               “Here I will make a horn [c] grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

 

18               I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent.”