13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his dwelling place:

14 “This is my resting place forever;

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 on him his crown will shine.”

13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my rest for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation:

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame:

But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

13 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he has desired it for his home.

14 “This is my resting place forever,” he said.

“I will live here, for this is the home I desired.

15 I will bless this city and make it prosperous;

I will satisfy its poor with food.

16 I will clothe its priests with godliness;

its faithful servants will sing for joy.

17 Here I will increase the power of David;

my anointed one will be a light for my people.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but he will be a glorious king.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His dwelling place:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision;

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation,

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There I will make the horn of David grow;

I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.

18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,

But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”

13 The Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he wants it for his home.

14 He says, “This is my resting place forever.

Here is where I want to stay.

15 I will bless her with plenty;

I will fill her poor with food.

16 I will cover her priests with salvation,

and those who worship me will really sing for joy.

17 “I will make a king come from the family of David.

I will provide my appointed one descendants to rule after him.

18 I will cover his enemies with shame,

but his crown will shine.”

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my resting-place for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame;

But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: 14 This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread; 16 And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

13 The Lord has chosen Zion. 

He wants it for his home. 

14 “This will be my resting place forever. 

Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion. 

15 I will certainly bless all that Zion needs. 

I will satisfy its needy people with food. 

16 I will clothe its priests with salvation. 

Then its godly ones will sing joyfully. 

17 There I will make a horn sprout up for David. 

I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. 

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, 

but the crown on my anointed one will shine.” 

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His home:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

I will make My home here

because I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless its food;

I will satisfy its needy with bread.

16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,

and its godly people will shout for joy.

17 There I will make a horn grow for David;

I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but the crown he wears will be glorious.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation:

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless its provisions;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation,

and its faithful will shout for joy.

17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,

but on him, his crown will gleam.”

13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation.

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will bless its provisions abundantly;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe its priests with salvation,

and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

17 There I will cause a horn to grow for David;

I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but on him his crown will flourish.”

13 The Lord has chosen Zion.

That’s the place where he wants to live.

14 He has said, “This will be my resting place for ever and ever.

Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

15 I will greatly bless Zion with everything it needs.

I will give plenty of food to the poor people living there.

16 I will put salvation on its priests as if it were their clothes.

God’s faithful people will always sing with joy.

17 “Here in Jerusalem I will raise up a mighty king from the family of David.

I will set up the lamp of David’s kingdom for my anointed king.

Its flame will burn brightly forever.

18 I will put shame on his enemies as if it were their clothes.

But the royal crown he wears will shine with glory.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His habitation.

14 “This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 “I will abundantly bless her provision;

I will satisfy her needy with bread.

16 “Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

17 “There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;

I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

18 “His enemies I will clothe with shame,

But upon himself his crown shall shine.”