1Lord, remember David and all his self-denial.2He swore an oath to the Lord, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:3‘I will not enter my house or go to my bed,4I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,5till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.’6We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[1] (1Ch 13:5; 1Ch 13:6)7‘Let us go to his dwelling-place, let us worship at his footstool, saying,8“Arise, Lord, and come to your resting-place, you and the ark of your might.9May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.” ’10For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.11The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: ‘One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.12If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons shall sit on your throne for ever and ever.’13For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,14‘This is my resting-place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.15I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food.16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people shall ever sing for joy.17‘Here I will make a horn[2] grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head shall be adorned with a radiant crown.’
Psalm 132
English Standard Version
The Lord Has Chosen Zion
1A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured, (1Ch 22:14; Ps 120:1)2how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, (Ge 49:24; Ps 50:14; Ps 132:5; Isa 49:26; Isa 60:16)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, (Pr 6:4)5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” (1Ch 22:7; Ps 132:2; Ac 7:46)6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. (Ge 35:19; 1Sa 7:1; 1Sa 17:12)7“Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!” (Ps 5:7; Ps 99:5)8Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. (2Ch 6:41; Ps 68:1; Ps 78:61; Ps 132:14)9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy. (Job 29:14; Ps 132:16; Ps 149:5)10For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. (1Ki 1:39; 2Ki 18:24; Ps 132:17)11The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body[1] I will set on your throne. (2Sa 7:12; 2Ch 6:16; Ps 89:3; Ps 89:34; Ps 110:4; Lu 1:32; Ac 2:30)12If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne.” (1Ki 8:25; Job 36:7)13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: (Ps 68:16; Ps 78:68; Ps 135:21)14“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. (Ps 132:8; Mt 23:21)15I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. (Ru 1:6; Ps 147:14)16Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. (Ps 132:9)17There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. (1Ki 11:36; 1Ki 15:4; 2Ki 8:19; 2Ch 21:7; Ps 132:10; Eze 29:21; Lu 1:69)18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” (Job 8:22)