Psalm 131

Psalm 131

¹A gradual canticle.

O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.

²How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

³If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house: if I shall go up into the bed wherein I lie:

⁴If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

⁶Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷We will go into his tabernacle: we will adore in the place where his feet stood.

⁸Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified.

⁹Let thy priests be clothed with justice: and let thy saints rejoice.

¹⁰For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thy anointed.

¹¹The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne.

¹²If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

¹³For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling.

¹⁴This is my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.

¹⁵Blessing I will bless her widow: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding great joy.

¹⁷There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

¹⁸His enemies I will clothe with confusion: but upon him shall my sanctification flourish.