Psalms 132

1 Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

1A gradual canticle of David. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity:

1 Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction;

2How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

2Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:

2 How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

3Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

3As the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion. For there the Lord hath commanded blessing, and life for evermore.

3 I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

4I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

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4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

5Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

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5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ...

6We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

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6 Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

7Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

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7 Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool.

8Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

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8 Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength.

9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

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9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

10Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

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10 For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11The 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.

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11 Jehovah hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

12If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

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12 If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

13For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

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13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:

14This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

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14 This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

15My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

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15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread;

16Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

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16 And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

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17 There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

18His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.

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18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.