Psalms 132

Psalm 132

The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

1O Lord , remember in David’s favor

all the hardships he endured;

2how he swore to the Lord[#Gen 49.24]

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

3“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed;

4I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

5until I find a place for the Lord ,[#Acts 7.46]

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6We heard of it in Ephrathah;[#1 Sam 17.12; 1 Chr 13.5]

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

7“Let us go to his dwelling place;[#Ps 5.7; 99.5]

let us worship at his footstool.”

8Rise up, O Lord , and go to your resting place,[#Num 10.35; 2 Chr 6.41; Ps 78.61]

you and the ark of your might.

9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,[#Job 29.14; Isa 61.10]

and let your faithful shout for joy.

10For your servant David’s sake

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

11The Lord swore to David a sure oath[#2 Sam 7.12; 2 Chr 6.16; Ps 89.3, 4]

from which he will not turn back:

“One of the sons of your body

I will set on your throne.

12If your sons keep my covenant[#Lk 1.32; Acts 2.30]

and my decrees that I shall teach them,

their sons also, forevermore,

shall sit on your throne.”

13For the Lord has chosen Zion;[#Ps 48.1, 2; 68.16]

he has desired it for his habitation:

14“This is my resting place forever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

15I will abundantly bless its provisions;[#Ps 107.9; 147.14]

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16Its priests I will clothe with salvation,

and its faithful will shout for joy.

17There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;[#1 Kings 11.36; 15.4; 2 Chr 21.7; Ezek 29.21; Lk 1.69]

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

18His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,[#Ps 35.26; 109.29]

but on him, his crown will gleam.”

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