Psalm 132

Psalm 132

The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.

¹O Lord, remember in David’s favor

all the hardships he endured;

²how he swore to the Lord

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,^*

³“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed;

⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”^*

⁶We heard of it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.^*

⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us worship at his footstool.”^*

⁸Rise up, O Lord, and go to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.^*

⁹Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and let your faithful shout for joy.^*

¹⁰For your servant David’s sake

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹The Lord swore to David a sure oath

from which he will not turn back:

“One of the sons of your body

I will set on your throne.^*

¹²If your sons keep my covenant

and my decrees that I shall teach them,

their sons also, forevermore,

shall sit on your throne.”^*

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation:^*

¹⁴“This is my resting place forever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

¹⁵I will abundantly bless its provisions;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.^*

¹⁶Its priests I will clothe with salvation,

and its faithful will shout for joy.

¹⁷There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.^*

¹⁸His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,

but on him, his crown will gleam.”^*