Psalms 132

A pilgrimage song.

¹LORD, remember David— all the ways he suffered

²and how he swore to the LORD, how he promised the strong one of Jacob:

³“I won’t enter my house,” “won’t get into my bed.”

⁴“I won’t let my eyes close,” “won’t let my eyelids sleep,”

⁵“until I find a place for the LORD, ” “a dwelling place for the strong one of Jacob.”

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: “I will put one of your own children on your throne.”

¹²“And if your children keep my covenant” “and the laws that I will teach them,” “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.”

¹⁵“I will most certainly bless its food supply;” “I will fill its needy full of food!”

¹⁶“I will dress its priests in salvation,” “and its faithful will shout out loud with joy!”

¹⁷“It is there that I will make David’s strength thrive.” “I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there.”

¹⁸“I will dress his enemies in shame,” “but the crown he wears will shine.”