Psalm 132

Psalm 132

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

¹Lord, remember David

and all of the hard times he went through.

²Lord, he took an oath.

Mighty One of Jacob, he made a promise to you.

³He said, “I won’t enter my house

or go to bed.

⁴I won’t let my eyes sleep.

I won’t close my eyelids

⁵until I find a place for the Lord.

I want to build a house for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Here are the words we heard in Ephrathah.

We heard them again in the fields of Kiriath Jearim.

⁷“Let us go to the Lord’s house.

Let us worship at his feet.

⁸Lord, rise up and come to your resting place.

Come in together with the ark. It’s the sign of your power.

⁹May your priests put on godliness as if it were their clothes.

May your faithful people sing with joy.”

¹⁰In honor of your servant David,

don’t turn your back on your anointed king.

¹¹The Lord took an oath and made a promise to David.

It is a firm promise that he will never break.

He said, “After you die,

I will place one of your own sons on your throne.

¹²If your sons keep my covenant

and the laws I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever.”

¹³The Lord has chosen Zion.

That’s the place where he wants to live.

¹⁴He has said, “This will be my resting place for ever and ever.

Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

¹⁵I will greatly bless Zion with everything it needs.

I will give plenty of food to the poor people living there.

¹⁶I will put salvation on its priests as if it were their clothes.

God’s faithful people will always sing with joy.

¹⁷“Here in Jerusalem I will raise up a mighty king from the family of David.

I will set up the lamp of David’s kingdom for my anointed king.

Its flame will burn brightly forever.

¹⁸I will put shame on his enemies as if it were their clothes.

But the royal crown he wears will shine with glory.”