Psalms 132

¹ A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured;

² how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

³ "I will not enter my house or get into 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 place for the Mighty One of Jacob."

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of Jaar.

⁷ "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"

⁸ Arise, O LORD, and go to thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy might.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake do not turn away the face of thy anointed one.

¹¹ The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.

¹² If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies which I shall teach them, their sons also for ever shall sit upon your throne."

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:

¹⁴ "This is my resting place for ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.

¹⁷ There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shed its luster."