“This is the speech of David the son of Yishai,
the speech of the man who has been raised up,
the one anointed by the God of Ya‘akov,
the sweet singer of Isra’el.

² “The Spirit of Adonai spoke through me,
his word was on my tongue.
³ The God of Isra’el spoke;
the Rock of Isra’el said to me,
‘A ruler over people must be upright,
ruling in the fear of God;
⁴ like the morning light at sunrise
on a cloudless day
that makes the grass on the earth
sparkle after a rain.’

⁵ “For my house stands firm with God —
he made an everlasting covenant with me.
It is in order, fully assured,
that he will bring to full growth
all my salvation and every desire.

⁶ “But the ungodly are like thorn bushes
to be pushed aside, every one of them.
They cannot be taken in one’s hand;
⁷ To touch them one uses pitchfork or spear-shaft,
and then only to burn them where they lie.”

⁽¹⁾ Adonai, remember in David’s favor
all the hardships he endured,
² how he swore to Adonai,
vowed to the Mighty One of Ya‘akov,

³ “I will not enter the house where I live
or get into my bed,
⁴ I will not allow myself to sleep
or even close my eyes,
⁵ until I find a place for Adonai,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Ya‘akov.”

⁶ We heard about it in Efrat,
we found it in the Fields of Ya‘ar.
⁷ Let’s go into his dwelling
and prostrate ourselves at his footstool.

⁸ Go up, Adonai, to your resting-place,
you and the ark through which you give strength.
⁹ May your cohanim be clothed with righteousness;
may those loyal to you shout for joy.
¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David,
don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ Adonai swore an oath to David,
an oath he will not break:
“One of the sons from your own body
I will set on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
and my instruction, which I will teach them,
then their descendants too, forever,
will sit on your throne.”

¹³ For Adonai has chosen Tziyon,
he has wanted it as his home.
¹⁴ “This is my resting-place forever,
I will live here because I so much want to.
¹⁵ I will bless it with plenty of meat,
I will give its poor their fill of food.
¹⁶ Its cohanim I will clothe with salvation,
and its faithful will shout for joy.
¹⁷ I will make a king sprout there from David’s line
and prepare a lamp for my anointed one.
¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him there will be a shining crown.”

⁷ Look! He is coming with the clouds!^[a]
Every eye will see him,
including those who pierced him;
and all the tribes of the Land will mourn him.^[b]

⁸ “I am the ‘A’ and the ‘Z,’” says Adonai,
God of heaven’s armies,
the One who is, who was and who is coming.