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