Psalm 132 - International Standard Version (ISV)

A Song of Ascents

The Lord Lives in Zion

132 Lord, remember in David’s favor
all of his troubles;
2 how he swore an oath to the Lord,
vowing to the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter[a] my house,
or lie down on[b] my bed,
4 or let myself go to sleep[c]
or even take a nap,[d]
5 until I locate a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 We heard about it[e] in Ephrata;[f]
we found it in the fields of Jaar.[g]
7 Let’s go to his dwelling place
and worship at his footstool.

8 Arise, Lord,
and go to your resting place,
you and the ark of your strength.
9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness
and may your godly ones shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

11 The Lord made an oath to David
from which he will not retreat:
“One of your sons
I will set in place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my statutes that I will teach them,
then their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,
desiring it as his dwelling place.
14 “This is my resting place forever.
Here I will live,
because I desire to do so.
15 I will bless its provisions abundantly;
I will satiate its poor with food.[h]
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation
and its godly ones will shout for joy.
17 There I will create a power base[i] for David—
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
18 I will clothe his enemies with disgrace,
but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:3 Lit. enter the tent that is
  2. Psalm 132:3 Lit. on the couch that is
  3. Psalm 132:4 Lit. or give sleep to my eyes
  4. Psalm 132:4 Lit. or let my eyelids slumber
  5. Psalm 132:6 I.e. the Ark of the Covenant
  6. Psalm 132:6 I.e. the region of Bethlehem
  7. Psalm 132:6 Cf. 1Sam 7:1-2; 1Chr 16:5-6
  8. Psalm 132:15 Lit. bread
  9. Psalm 132:17 Lit. will cause a horn to sprout

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