The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of (A)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all (B)the hardships he endured,
how he swore to the Lord
    and (C)vowed to (D)the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
I will not (E)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
until I (F)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for (G)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Behold, we heard of it in (H)Ephrathah;
    we found it in (I)the fields of Jaar.
“Let us go to his dwelling place;
    let us (J)worship at his (K)footstool!”

(L)Arise, O Lord, and go to your (M)resting place,
    you and the ark of your (N)might.
Let your (O)priests be (P)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your (Q)saints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
    (R)do not turn away the face of (S)your anointed one.

11 (T)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    (U)from which he will not turn back:
(V)“One of the sons of your body[a]
    I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall (W)sit on your throne.”

13 For the Lord has (X)chosen Zion;
    he has (Y)desired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my (Z)resting place forever;
    here I will (AA)dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly (AB)bless her provisions;
    I will (AC)satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her (AD)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her (AE)saints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make (AF)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared (AG)a lamp for (AH)my anointed.
18 His enemies I will (AI)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

祈求 神賜福聖所

朝聖之歌(原文作“往上行之歌”)。

132 耶和華啊!求你記念大衛,

記念他的一切苦難。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

他怎樣向耶和華起誓,

向雅各的大能者許願,說:

“我必不進我的家(“家”原文作“家的帳棚”),

也必不上我的床榻。

我必不容我的眼睛睡覺,

也不容我的眼瞼打盹;

直到我為耶和華找著一個地方,

為雅各的大能者找到居所。”

我們聽說約櫃在以法他;

我們在雅珥的田間找到它。

“我們要進入他的居所,

在他的腳凳前下拜。

耶和華啊,求你起來,

求你和你有能力的約櫃同入安息的居所。

願你的祭司都披上公義,

願你的聖民都歡呼。

10 求你因你僕人大衛的緣故,

不要轉臉不理你的受膏者。”

11 耶和華實實在在向大衛起了誓,

他必不會收回,他說:

“我要從你的後裔中,

立一位坐在你的王位上。

12 如果你的子孫謹守我的約,

和我教訓他們的法度,

他們的子孫也必永遠坐在你的王位上。”

13 因為耶和華揀選了錫安,

定意把它當作自己的居所。他說:

14 “這是我永遠安息的居所;

我要住在這裡,因為我定意這樣作。

15 我要賜給錫安豐盛的糧食,

我要使城中的窮人飽足。

16 我要使祭司都披上救恩,

使聖民都大大歡呼。

17 我要在那裡使大衛的角長起來,

我要為我的受膏者安排明燈。

18 我要使他的仇敵都披上羞辱,

但他的冠冕必在他頭上發光。”