1A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured, (1Chr 22,14; Ps 120,1)2how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, (1Mo 49,24; Ps 50,14; Ps 132,5; Jes 49,26; Jes 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, (Spr 6,4)5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” (1Chr 22,7; Ps 132,2; Apg 7,46)6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. (1Mo 35,19; 1Sam 7,1; 1Sam 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. (2Chr 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. (Hi 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. (1Kön 1,39; 2Kön 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. (2Sam 7,12; 2Chr 6,16; Ps 89,3; Ps 89,34; Ps 110,4; Lk 1,32; Apg 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.” (1Kön 8,25; Hi 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. (Rut 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. (1Kön 11,36; 1Kön 15,4; 2Kön 8,19; 2Chr 21,7; Ps 132,10; Hes 29,21; Lk 1,69)18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” (Hi 8,22)