Psalms 132

The oath sworn to David

A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured, ²how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: ³“I will not enter my house or get into my bed, ⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, ⁵until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” ⁶We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

⁷Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.a ⁸Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. ⁹May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

¹⁰For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one. ¹¹The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.b ¹²If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” ¹³For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: ¹⁴“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

¹⁵I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.c ¹⁶I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy. ¹⁷There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.d

¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”