Psalm 132

Psalm 132

A song for going up to worship. 

¹O Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured. 

²Remember how he swore an oath to the Lord 

and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 

³“I will not step inside my house, 

⁴get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids 

⁵until I find a place for the Lord, 

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 

⁶Now, we have heard about the ark ⸤of the promise⸥ being in Ephrathah. 

We have found it in Jaar. 

⁷Let’s go to his dwelling place. 

Let’s worship at his footstool. 

⁸O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place 

with the ark of your power. 

⁹Clothe your priests with righteousness. 

Let your godly ones sing with joy. 

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David, 

do not reject your anointed one. 

¹¹The Lord swore an oath to David. 

This is a truth he will not take back: 

“I will set one of your own descendants on your throne. 

¹²If your sons are faithful to my promise^a

and my written instructions that I will teach them, 

then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.” 

¹³The 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. 

¹⁵I will certainly bless all that Zion needs. 

I will satisfy its needy people with food. 

¹⁶I will clothe its priests with salvation. 

Then its godly ones will sing joyfully. 

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

I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. 

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame, 

but the crown on my anointed one will shine.”