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The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.

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

Lo, we heard of it in Eph′rathah,
    we found it in the fields of Ja′ar.
“Let us go to his dwelling place;
    let us worship at his footstool!”

Arise, O Lord, and go to thy resting place,
    thou and the ark of thy might.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness,
    and let thy saints shout for joy.
10 For thy servant David’s sake
    do not turn away the face of thy anointed one.

11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
    I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies which I shall teach them,
their sons also for ever
    shall sit upon your throne.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
    he has desired it for his habitation:
14 “This is my resting place for ever;
    here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provisions;
    I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her saints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,
    but upon himself his crown will shed its luster.”

Prayer for Jehovah’s blessing upon the sanctuary.

A Song of Ascents.

132 Jehovah, remember for David
All his affliction;
How he sware unto Jehovah,
And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
Surely I will not come into the [a]tabernacle of my house,
Nor go up into [b]my bed;
I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
Or slumber to mine eyelids;
Until I find out a place for Jehovah,
[c]A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Lo, we heard of it in [d]Ephrathah:
We found it in the field of [e]the wood.
We will go into his tabernacles;
We will worship at his footstool.
Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place;
Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;
And let thy saints shout for joy.
10 For thy servant David’s sake
Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth;
He will not turn from it:
Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my covenant
And my testimony that I shall teach them,
Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;
He hath desired it for his habitation.
14 This is my resting-place for ever:
Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15 I will [f]abundantly bless her provision:
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;
And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 There will I make [g]the horn of David to bud:
I have [h]ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
18 His enemies will I clothe with shame;
But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:3 Hebrew tent.
  2. Psalm 132:3 Hebrew the couch of my bed.
  3. Psalm 132:5 Hebrew Tabernacles.
  4. Psalm 132:6 Or, Ephraim
  5. Psalm 132:6 Or, Jaar. See 1 Chr. 13:5.
  6. Psalm 132:15 Or, surely
  7. Psalm 132:17 Or, a horn to spring forth unto David
  8. Psalm 132:17 Or, prepared