Psalm 132–134

Yahweh Dwells in Zion

132A song of ascents.^a

¹O Yahweh, remember with regard to David

all his affliction.^b

²How he swore to Yahweh,

he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

³“I will not enter into the tent of my house,

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

⁴I will give no sleep to my eyes,

no slumber to my eyelids,

⁵until I find a place for Yahweh,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah;

we found her in the fields of Jaar.^c

⁷Let us go to his dwelling places;^d

Let us worship at his footstool.

⁸Arise, O Yahweh, to your resting place,

you and your mighty ark.

⁹Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness,

and let your faithful sing for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹Yahweh swore in truth to David;

he will not turn back from it.

“One from the fruit of your body^e

I will set on your throne.

¹²If your sons will heed my covenant

and my testimonies that I will teach them,

their sons also forever

will sit on your throne.”

¹³For 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.

¹⁵I will bless its provisions abundantly;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

¹⁶I will also clothe its priests with salvation,

and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

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

I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but on him his crown will flourish.”^f

The People of God Dwell in Unity

133A song of ascents. Of David.^a

¹Look, how good and how pleasant it is

when brothers dwell together in unity.

²It is like the fragrant oil upon the head,

running down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron,

that runs down upon the edges of his robes.

³It is like the dew of Hermon that runs down

upon the mountains of Zion,

because there Yahweh commanded the blessing—

life forever.

Praising Yahweh in the Temple at Night

134A song of ascents.^a

¹Look, bless Yahweh, all you the servants of Yahweh,

who serve^b in the house^c of Yahweh by night.

²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary

and bless Yahweh.

³May Yahweh bless you from Zion,

he who made heaven and earth.