Psalm 132

Psalm 132

DAVID AND ZION CHOSEN

A song of ascents.

¹Lord, remember David

and all the hardships he endured,^s

²and how he swore an oath to the Lord,

making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:^t

³“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

⁴I will not allow my eyes to sleep

or my eyelids to slumber^u

⁵until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”^v

⁶We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;^Aw

we found it in the fields of Jaar.^Bx

⁷Let’s go to his dwelling place;

let’s worship at his footstool.^y

⁸Rise up, Lord, come to your resting place,

you and your powerful ark.^z

⁹May your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and may your faithful people shout for joy.^aa

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your anointed one.^Cab

¹¹The Lord swore an oath to David,

a promise he will not abandon:

“I will set one of your offspring^D

on your throne.^ac

¹²If your sons keep my covenant

and my decrees that I will teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”^ad

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his home:^ae

¹⁴“This is my resting place forever;

I will make my home here

because I have desired it.^af

¹⁵I will abundantly bless its food;

I will satisfy its needy with bread.^ag

¹⁶I will clothe its priests with salvation,

and its faithful people will shout for joy.^a

¹⁷There I will make a horn grow for David;^b

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.^Ac

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame,^d

but the crown he wears^B will be glorious.”^e