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¶ A Song of degrees.

LORD, remember David and all his afflictions:

How he swore unto the LORD and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

surely I will not come into the habitation of my house nor go up into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find out a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Behold, we heard of her in Ephratah; we found her in the fields of the wood.

We will go into his tents; we will worship at his footstool.

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Thy priests are clothed with righteousness, and thy merciful ones shout for joy.

10 For the love of thy slave David, do not turn away thy face from thine anointed.

11 ¶ The LORD has sworn truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne.

12 If thy sons will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their sons shall also sit upon thy throne for ever.

13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired her for his habitation.

14 This shall be my rest for ever; here I will dwell; for I have desired her.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with saving health, and her merciful ones shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud; I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

18 His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself shall his crown blossom.

Psalm 132(A)

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.(B)

He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(C)
“I will not enter my house(D)
    or go to my bed,
I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place(E) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it in Ephrathah,(F)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](G)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(H)
    let us worship at his footstool,(I) saying,
‘Arise, Lord,(J) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(K)
    may your faithful people(L) sing for joy.’”

10 For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(M)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(N)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(O)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(P) for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(Q)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(R) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(S)
    here I will sit enthroned,(T) for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(U)
16 I will clothe her priests(V) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(W)

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow(X) for David
    and set up a lamp(Y) for my anointed one.(Z)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(AA)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
  2. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.