¹Lord, remember David, and all that he went through.

²He made a promise to the Lord, a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

³“I will not go home, I will not go to bed,

⁴I will not go to sleep, I will not take a nap,

⁵until I find a place where the Lord can live, a home for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶In Ephrathah we received information about the Ark of Agreement, and we found it in fields near Jaar.[#132:6. Kiriath Jearim. See 1 Samuel 7.]

⁷Let's go to the place where the Lord lives and bow down at his feet in worship.

⁸Come, Lord, and enter your home, together with your Ark of your power.[#132:8. Literally, “resting place,” but with the sense that this is the usual place where someone resides, hence “home.”]

⁹May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David, don't reject the king you have chosen.

¹¹The Lord made a solemn promise to David, one he will never cancel—“I will put one of your descendants on your throne.

¹²If your sons keep to my agreement and my laws that I will teach them, then their sons will always occupy your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion, wanting to make his home there, saying:

¹⁴“This will always be my home; this is where I want to live.

¹⁵I will provide the people of the city with all they need; I will feed the poor.

¹⁶I will clothe its priests with salvation; and its faithful people will shout for joy.

¹⁷I will make the line of David even more powerful. I have prepared a lamp for my chosen king.[#132:17. Literally, “I will make a horn sprout for David.”]

¹⁸I will humiliate his enemies, but the crown he wears will shine brightly.”