Psalms 132

¹Psalms 132:1. A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,²Psalms 132:2. how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:³Psalms 132:3. “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,⁴Psalms 132:4. I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,⁵Psalms 132:5. until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”⁶Psalms 132:6. We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.⁷Psalms 132:7. Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.⁸Psalms 132:8. Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.⁹Psalms 132:9. May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.¹⁰Psalms 132:10. For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.¹¹Psalms 132:11. The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.¹²Psalms 132:12. If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”¹³Psalms 132:13. For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:¹⁴Psalms 132:14. “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.¹⁵Psalms 132:15. I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.¹⁶Psalms 132:16. I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.¹⁷Psalms 132:17. There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.¹⁸Psalms 132:18. I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”