Yahweh Has Chosen Zion

¹Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf,

All his affliction;

²How he swore to Yahweh

And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

³“Surely I will not come into my house,[#132:3 Lit tabernacle of my house]

Nor lie in the comfort of my bed;

⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes

Or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵Until I find a place for Yahweh,

A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶¶Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,

We found it in the fields of Jaar.

⁷Let us come into His dwelling place;[#132:7 Lit dwelling places]

Let us worship at the footstool of His feet.

⁸Arise, O Yahweh, to Your resting place,

You and the ark of Your strength.

⁹Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,

And let Your holy ones sing for joy.

¹⁰¶For the sake of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

¹¹Yahweh has sworn to David

A truth from which He will not turn back:

“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

¹²“If your sons keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

¹³¶For Yahweh has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His habitation.

¹⁴“This is My resting place forever;

Here I will inhabit, for I have desired it.

¹⁵“I will abundantly bless her provision;

I will satisfy her needy with bread.

¹⁶“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her holy ones will sing loudly for joy.

¹⁷“There I will cause the horn of David to spring up;

I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

¹⁸“His enemies I will clothe with shame,

But upon him, his crown shall blossom.”