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A Song of Ascents.

132 Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,
how he swore to Yahweh,
    and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
“Surely I will not come into the structure 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 Yahweh,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah.
    We found it in the field of Jaar:
“We will go into his dwelling place.
    We will worship at his footstool.
Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place,
    you, and the ark of your strength.
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness.
    Let your saints shout for joy!”
10 For your servant David’s sake,
    don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.
11 Yahweh has sworn to David in truth.
    He will not turn from it:
    “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
12 If your children will keep my covenant,
    my testimony that I will teach them,
    their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”
13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion.
    He has desired it for his habitation.
14 “This is my resting place forever.
    I will live here, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision.
    I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation.
    Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
17 I will make the horn of David to bud there.
    I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,
    but on himself, his crown will shine.”

A Song of Ascents

The Lord Lives in Zion

132 Lord, remember in David’s favor
    all of his troubles;
how he swore an oath to the Lord,
    vowing to the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter[a] my house,
    or lie down on[b] my bed,
or let myself go to sleep[c]
    or even take a nap,[d]
until I locate a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard about it[e] in Ephrata;[f]
    we found it in the fields of Jaar.[g]
Let’s go to his dwelling place
    and worship at his footstool.

Arise, Lord,
    and go to your resting place,
        you and the ark of your strength.
May your priests be clothed with righteousness
    and may your godly ones shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
    don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

11 The Lord made an oath to David
    from which he will not retreat:
“One of your sons
    I will set in place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
    and my statutes that I will teach them,
        then their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,
    desiring it as his dwelling place.
14 “This is my resting place forever.
    Here I will live,
        because I desire to do so.
15 I will bless its provisions abundantly;
    I will satiate its poor with food.[h]
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation
    and its godly ones will shout for joy.
17 There I will create a power base[i] for David—
    I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
18 I will clothe his enemies with disgrace,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:3 Lit. enter the tent that is
  2. Psalm 132:3 Lit. on the couch that is
  3. Psalm 132:4 Lit. or give sleep to my eyes
  4. Psalm 132:4 Lit. or let my eyelids slumber
  5. Psalm 132:6 I.e. the Ark of the Covenant
  6. Psalm 132:6 I.e. the region of Bethlehem
  7. Psalm 132:6 Cf. 1Sam 7:1-2; 1Chr 16:5-6
  8. Psalm 132:15 Lit. bread
  9. Psalm 132:17 Lit. will cause a horn to sprout