Psalm 132

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

132 Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf,
All ^(A)his affliction;
²How he swore to the Lord
And vowed to ^(B)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I certainly will not ^[a]enter ^(C)my house,
Nor ^[b]lie on my bed;
⁴I will not ^(D)give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵Until I find a ^(E)place for the Lord,
^[c]A dwelling place for ^(F)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard about it in ^(G)Ephrathah,
We found it in the ^(H)field of ^[d]Jaar.
⁷Let’s go into His ^[e]^(I)dwelling place;
Let’s ^(J)worship at His ^(K)footstool.
⁸^(L)Arise, Lord, to Your ^(M)resting place,
You and the ark of Your ^(N)strength.
⁹May Your priests be ^(O)clothed with righteousness,
And may Your ^(P)godly ones sing for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your ^(Q)anointed.
¹¹The Lord has ^(R)sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“I will set upon your throne one ^(S)from the fruit of your body.
¹²If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also will ^(T)sit upon your throne forever.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(U)chosen Zion;
He has ^(V)desired it as His dwelling place.
¹⁴“This is My ^(W)resting place forever;
Here I will ^(X)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(Y)bless her food;
I will ^(Z)satisfy her needy with bread.
¹⁶I will also clothe her ^(AA)priests with salvation,
And her ^(AB)godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
¹⁷I will make the ^(AC)horn of David spring forth there;
I have prepared a ^(AD)lamp for My anointed.
¹⁸I will ^(AE)clothe his enemies with shame,
But upon himself his ^(AF)crown will gleam.”