Psalm 132–134

PSALM 132

Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

¹Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf,

All ^ahis affliction;

²How he swore to the Lord

And vowed to ^athe Mighty One of Jacob,

³“Surely I will not ¹enter ^amy house,

Nor ²lie on my bed;

⁴I will not ^agive sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵Until I find a ^aplace for the Lord,

¹A dwelling place for ^bthe Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^aEphrathah,

We found it in the ^bfield of ¹Jaar.

⁷Let us go into His ^1adwelling place;

Let us ^bworship at His ^cfootstool.

^8aArise, O Lord, to Your ^bresting place,

You and the ark of Your ^cstrength.

⁹Let Your priests be ^aclothed with righteousness,

And let Your ^bgodly ones sing for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your ^aanointed.

¹¹The Lord has ^asworn to David

A truth from which He will not turn back:

“^bOf the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

¹²“If your sons will keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

Their sons also shall ^asit upon your throne forever.”

¹³For the Lord has ^achosen Zion;

He has ^bdesired it for His habitation.

¹⁴“This is My ^aresting place forever;

Here I will ^bdwell, for I have desired it.

¹⁵“I will abundantly ^abless her provision;

I will ^bsatisfy her needy with bread.

¹⁶“Her ^apriests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

¹⁷“There I will cause the ^ahorn of David to spring forth;

I have prepared a ^blamp for Mine anointed.

¹⁸“His enemies I will ^aclothe with shame,

But upon himself his ^bcrown shall shine.”

PSALM 133

The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

¹Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

For ^abrothers to dwell together in unity!

²It is like the precious ^aoil upon the head,

Coming down upon the beard,

Even Aaron’s beard,

Coming down upon the ^bedge of his robes.

³It is like the ^adew of ^bHermon

Coming down upon the ^cmountains of Zion;

For there the Lord ^dcommanded the blessing—^elife forever.

PSALM 134

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of Ascents.

¹Behold, ^abless the Lord, all ^bservants of the Lord,

Who ^1cserve ^dby night in the house of the Lord!

^2aLift up your hands to the ^bsanctuary

And bless the Lord.

³May the Lord ^abless you from Zion,

He who ^bmade heaven and earth.