Psalm 132–134

Psalm 132

132:8–10pp—2Ch 6:41–42

A song of ascents.

¹Lord, remember David

and all his self-denial.^e

²He swore an oath to the Lord,

he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:^f

³“I will not enter my house^g

or go to my bed,

⁴I will allow no sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵till I find a place^h for the Lord,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶We heard it in Ephrathah,ⁱ

we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:^aj

⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place,^k

let us worship at his footstool,^l saying,

⁸‘Arise, Lord,^m and come to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.

⁹May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;ⁿ

may your faithful people^o sing for joy.’ ”

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your anointed one.

¹¹The Lord swore an oath to David,^p

a sure oath he will not revoke:

“One of your own descendants^q

I will place on your throne.

¹²If your sons keep my covenant^r

and the statutes I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne^s for ever and ever.”

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion,^t

he has desired it for his dwelling,^u saying,

¹⁴“This is my resting place for ever and ever;^v

here I will sit enthroned,^w for I have desired it.

¹⁵I will bless her with abundant provisions;

her poor I will satisfy with food.^x

¹⁶I will clothe her priests^y with salvation,

and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.^z

¹⁷“Here I will make a horn^b grow^a for David

and set up a lamp^b for my anointed one.^c

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame,^d

but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”^e

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹How good and pleasant it is

when God’s people live together^f in unity!^g

²It is like precious oil poured on the head,^h

running down on the beard,

running down on Aaron’s beard,

down on the collar of his robe.

³It is as if the dewⁱ of Hermon^j

were falling on Mount Zion.^k

For there the Lord bestows his blessing,^l

even life forevermore.^m

Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

¹Praise the Lord, all you servantsⁿ of the Lord

who minister^o by night^p in the house of the Lord.

²Lift up your hands^q in the sanctuary^r

and praise the Lord.^s

³May the Lord bless you from Zion,^t

he who is the Maker of heaven^u and earth.