Psalm

132 O Jehovah, remember David

And all his suffering;+

 2 How he swore to Jehovah,

How he vowed to the Powerful One of Jacob:+

I will not lie upon my couch, my bed;

 4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,

Nor my eyelids to slumber

 5 Until I find a place for Jehovah,

A fine residence* for the Powerful One of Jacob.”+

 6 Look! We heard about it in Ephʹra·thah;+

We found it in the fields of the forest.+

 7 Let us come into his residence;*+

Let us bow down at his footstool.+

 8 Rise up, O Jehovah, to come to your resting-place,+

You and the Ark of your strength.+

 9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness,

And may your loyal ones shout joyfully.

10 For the sake of David your servant,

Do not reject* your anointed one.+

11 Jehovah has sworn to David;

He will surely not go back on his word:

“One of your offspring,*

I will place on your throne.+

12 If your sons keep my covenant

And my reminders that I teach them,+

Their sons too

Will sit on your throne forever.”+

13 For Jehovah has chosen Zion;+

He has desired it for his dwelling place:+

14 “This is my resting-place forever;

Here I will dwell,+ for this is my desire.

15 I will richly bless it with provisions;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.+

16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation,+

And its loyal ones will shout joyfully.+

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

But the crown* on his head will flourish.”+