求上帝赐福圣殿

上圣殿朝圣之诗。

132 耶和华啊,
求你顾念大卫和他所受的一切苦难。
他曾向你起誓,
向雅各的大能者许愿说:
3-5 “我不为耶和华找到居所,
不为雅各的大能者找到安居之处,
必不进家门,
不沾床,不睡觉,不打盹。”

我们在以法他听到约柜的消息,
在基列·耶琳找到了它。
让我们进入耶和华的居所,
在祂脚前俯伏敬拜。

耶和华啊,
求你起来和你大能的约柜一同进入圣所。
愿你的祭司身披公义,
愿你忠心的子民高声欢唱。
10 为了你仆人大卫的缘故,
求你不要弃绝你所膏立的人。

11 耶和华曾向大卫起了永不废弃的誓说:
“我必使你的后代继承你的王位。
12 你的后代若守我的约,
遵行我教导他们的法度,
他们的子孙必永远坐在你的宝座上。”
13 因为耶和华已经拣选了锡安,
愿意将锡安作为祂的居所。
14 祂说:“这是我永远的居所;
我要住在这里,
因为我喜爱这地方。
15 我要使她粮食充足,
使她里面的穷人饮食无忧。
16 我要用救恩作她祭司的衣裳,
城里忠心的子民必高声欢唱。
17 我必使大卫的后裔在那里做王,
我必为我所膏立的预备明灯。
18 我必使他的仇敌满面羞愧,
但他头上的王冠必光芒四射。”

A song for going up to the Temple.

132 Lord, remember how David suffered.
He made a promise to you, Lord,
    an oath to the Mighty God of Jacob.
He said, “I will not go into my house
    or lie down on my bed.
I will not sleep
    or let my eyes rest,
until I find a home for the Lord,
    a tent for the Mighty God of Jacob!”

We heard about this in Ephrathah.[a]
    We found the Box of the Agreement at Kiriath Jearim.[b]
Now, let’s go to the Lord’s house.
    Let’s worship at his throne.[c]
Lord, get up[d] and go to your resting place;
    go with the Box that shows your power.
May your priests be clothed in victory
    and your loyal followers be filled with joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
    don’t reject your chosen king.[e]
11 The Lord made a promise to David, an oath of loyalty to him:
    “I will always put one of your descendants on your throne.
12 If your descendants obey my agreement and the laws I teach them,
    then the king will always be someone from your family.”

13 The Lord has chosen Zion to be the place for his Temple,
    the place he wanted for his home.
14 He said, “This will always be my place of rest.
    This is where I want to sit on my throne.
15 I will bless this city with plenty of food.
    Even the poor will have enough to eat.
16 I will clothe the priests with salvation,
    and my followers will be filled with joy.
17 This is where I will make David’s family strong.
    I will never let the lamp of my chosen king stop burning.
18 I will cover his enemies with shame,
    and on his head will be a shining crown.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:6 Ephrathah Bethlehem, the town where David was born.
  2. Psalm 132:6 Kiriath Jearim Literally, “fields of the forest.” The Hebrew word meaning “forest” is like the name of this city.
  3. Psalm 132:7 at his throne Literally, “at his footstool.” This can mean the Box of the Agreement, the Holy Tent, or the Temple. God is like a king sitting on his throne and resting his feet on the place where people worship him.
  4. Psalm 132:8 Lord, get up The people said this when they lifted the Box of the Agreement and took it into battle with them. This showed that God was with them. See Num. 10:35-36.
  5. Psalm 132:10 chosen king Literally, “anointed one.”