Psalm 132

Psalm 132

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 132

A song of ascents. ¹ LORD, remember David
   and all his self-denial.
 ² He swore an oath to the LORD,
   he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
³ “I will not enter my house
   or go to my bed,
⁴ I will allow no sleep to my eyes
   or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵ till I find a place for the LORD,
   a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
 ⁶ We heard it in Ephrathah,
   we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:^[a]
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place,
   let us worship at his footstool, saying,
⁸ ‘Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place,
   you and the ark of your might.
⁹ May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;
   may your faithful people sing for joy.’”
 ¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David,
   do not reject your anointed one.
 ¹¹ The LORD swore an oath to David,
   a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants
   I will place on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
   and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
   on your throne for ever and ever.”
 ¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion,
   he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,
¹⁴ “This is my resting place for ever and ever;
   here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.
¹⁵ I will bless her with abundant provisions;
   her poor I will satisfy with food.
¹⁶ I will clothe her priests with salvation,
   and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.
 ¹⁷ “Here I will make a horn^[b] grow for David
   and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame,
   but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
2. Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.