Psalms 132
An ode of the steps.
132:1Remember, O lord, David and all his gentleness!
132:2As he swore by an oath to the lord; he made a vow to the God of Jacob, saying,
132:3Shall I enter into the tent of my house, no. Shall I ascend unto the bier of my stewn bed, no.
132:4Shall I give sleep to my eyes, and slumber to my eyelids, and rest to my temples, no;
132:5not until of which time I shall find a place for the lord, a tent for the God of Jacob?
132:6Behold, we heard her in Ephratah; we found her in the plains of the groves.
132:7We shall enter into his tents; we shall do obeisance in the place of which his feet stood.
132:8Rise up, O lord, unto your rest, you and the ark of your sanctuary!
132:9Your priests shall put on righteousness, and your sacred ones shall exult.
132:10Because of David your servant you should not turn away the face of your anointed one.
132:11The lord swore by an oath to David in truth, and in no way shall he annul it, saying, I will establish upon your throne from the fruit of your belly.
132:12If your sons shall guard my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, then their sons shall sit upon your throne unto the eon.
132:13For the lord chose Zion; he took it for a dwelling to himself, saying,
132:14This is my rest into the eon of the eon; here I shall dwell, for I took her.
132:15Her game being a blessing, I shall bless; her poor I will fill with bread loaves;
132:16Her priests I will clothe with deliverance; and her sacred ones shall exult in exultation.
132:17There I will cause the horn to rise up to David; I prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
132:18His enemies I will clothe with shame; but upon him my sanctification shall blossom.