132:1 | | <A Song of the going up.> Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles; |
132:2 | | How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying, |
132:3 | | Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed, |
132:4 | | I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs, |
132:5 | | Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob. |
132:6 | | We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood. |
132:7 | | Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet. |
132:8 | | Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength. |
132:9 | | Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy. |
132:10 | | Because of your servant David, do not give up your king. |
132:11 | | The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body. |
132:12 | | If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever. |
132:13 | | For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. |
132:14 | | This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire. |
132:15 | | My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread. |
132:16 | | Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy. |
132:17 | | There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king. |
132:18 | | His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining. |