Psalm 132

¹LORD , remember David—

all the ways he suffered

²and how he swore to the LORD ,

³“I won’t enter my house,

won’t get into my bed.

⁴I won’t let my eyes close,

won’t let my eyelids sleep,

⁶Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

⁷Let’s enter God’s dwelling place;

let’s worship at the place God rests his feet!

⁸Get up, LORD , go to your residence—

you and your powerful covenant chest!

⁹Let your priests be dressed in righteousness;

let your faithful shout out with joy!

¹⁰And for the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your anointed one.

¹¹The LORD swore to David

a true promise that God won’t take back:

¹²And if your children keep my covenant

then their children too will rule on your throne forever.”

¹³Because the LORD chose Zion;

he wanted it for his home.

¹⁴“This is my residence forever.

I will live here because I wanted it for myself.

¹⁵I will most certainly bless its food supply;

I will fill its needy full of food!

¹⁶I will dress its priests in salvation,

and its faithful will shout out loud with joy!

¹⁷It is there that I will make David’s strength thrive.[#132.17 Or make a horn sprout]

I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there.

¹⁸I will dress his enemies in shame,

but the crown he wears will shine.”