Psalms 132
1 A song of ascents. Remember David, LORD, and all his suffering.
2 He swore to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “I will not enter the tent of my house or climb onto my bed.
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Look: we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7 Let us enter his dwelling places; let us bow down before his footstool.
8 Rise up, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness, and may your faithful ones sing for joy.
10 For the sake of David your servant, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
11 The LORD swore David a true oath that he will not take back: “I will place on your throne a descendant from your own body.
12 If your sons keep my covenant and the decrees I will teach them, then their sons too will sit on your throne forever.”
13 For the LORD chose Zion and desired it as his dwelling:
14 “This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for this is what I desired.
15 I will surely bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful ones will sing for joy.
17 There I will make a horn sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his crown will shine upon him.”
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