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Psalm 132:1–5

1 Lord, remember David

And all his afflictions;

2 How he swore to the Lord,

aAnd vowed to bthe Mighty One of Jacob:

3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,

Or go up to the comfort of my bed;

4 I will cnot give sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

5 Until I dfind a place for the Lord,

A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Psalm 132:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Lord, remember David

and all his self-denial.

He swore an oath to the Lord,

he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

“I will not enter my house

or go to my bed,

I will allow no sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

till I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,

all the hardships he endured,

how he swore to the Lord

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Lord, Remember David,

And all his afflictions:

How he sware unto the Lord,

And vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

Or slumber to mine eyelids,

Until I find out a place for the Lord,

An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Psalm 132:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Lord, remember David

and all that he suffered.

He made a solemn promise to the Lord.

He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

“I will not go home;

I will not let myself rest.

I will not let my eyes sleep

nor close my eyelids in slumber

until I find a place to build a house for the Lord,

a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, remember David

and all his suffering.

He made an oath to the Lord,

a promise to the Mighty God of Jacob.

He said, “I will not go home to my house,

or lie down on my bed,

or close my eyes,

or let myself sleep

until I find a place for the Lord.

I want to provide a home for the Mighty God of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Jehovah, remember for David

All his affliction;

How he sware unto Jehovah,

And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

Or slumber to mine eyelids;

Until I find out a place for Jehovah,

A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Psalm 132:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction; How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. …

Psalm 132:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured. 

Remember how he swore an oath to the Lord 

and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 

“I will not step inside my house, 

get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids 

until I find a place for the Lord

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 

Psalm 132:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, remember David

and all the hardships he endured,

and how he swore an oath to the Lord,

making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

I will not allow my eyes to sleep

or my eyelids to slumber

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

O Lord, remember in David’s favor

all the hardships he endured;

how he swore to the Lord

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed;

I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O Yahweh, remember with regard to David

all his affliction.

How he swore to Yahweh,

he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

“I will not enter into the tent of my house,

I will not go up to the couch of my bed,

I will give no sleep to my eyes,

no slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for Yahweh,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, remember David

and all of the hard times he went through.

Lord, he took an oath.

Mighty One of Jacob, he made a promise to you.

He said, “I won’t enter my house

or go to bed.

I won’t let my eyes sleep.

I won’t close my eyelids

until I find a place for the Lord.

I want to build a house for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 132:1–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf,

All his affliction;

How he swore to the Lord

And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Surely I will not enter my house,

Nor lie on my bed;

I will not give sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

Until I find a place for the Lord,

A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”


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