Psalm 132
David and Zion Chosen
A song of ascents.
1 Lord, remember David
and all the hardships he endured,(A)
2 and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(B)
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber(C)
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”(D)
6 We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;[a](E)
we found it in the fields of Jaar.[b](F)
7 Let’s go to his dwelling place;
let’s worship at his footstool.(G)
8 Rise up, Lord, come to your resting place,
you and your powerful ark.(H)
9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may your faithful people shout for joy.(I)
10 For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.[c](J)
11 The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise he will not abandon:
“I will set one of your offspring[d]
on your throne.(K)
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”(L)
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his home:(M)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
I will make my home here
because I have desired it.(N)
15 I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.(O)
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its faithful people will shout for joy.(P)
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;(Q)
I have prepared a lamp[e] for my anointed one.(R)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(S)
but the crown he wears[f] will be glorious.”(T)
Footnotes
- 132:6 = Bethlehem
- 132:6 = Kiriath-jearim
- 132:10 = the king
- 132:11 Lit set the fruit of your belly
- 132:17 Or dominion
- 132:18 Lit but on him his crown
Cross references
- 132:1 : 2Sm 16:12
- 132:2 : Gn 49:24; Is 49:26; 60:16
- 132:3–4 : Pr 6:4
- 132:5 : 1Ch 22:7; Ac 7:46
- 132:6 : Gn 35:19; Ru 4:11; 1Sm 17:12; Mc 5:2
- 132:6 : 1Sm 7:1
- 132:7 : 1Ch 28:2; Ps 99:5
- 132:8 : 2Ch 6:41; Ps 68:1; 78:61
- 132:9 : Jb 29:14; Ps 149:5
- 132:10 : 2Ch 6:42
- 132:11 : 2Sm 7:12–16; Ps 89:3; Ac 2:30
- 132:12 : 1Kg 8:25; Lk 1:32
- 132:13 : Ps 68:16; 78:68
- 132:14 : Mt 23:21
- 132:15 : Ps 107:9; 147:14
- 132:16 : 2Ch 6:41
- 132:17 : 2Sm 23:5; Lk 1:69
- 132:17 : 1Kg 11:36
- 132:18 : Jb 8:22
- 132:18 : Ps 21:3