The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.

132 Lord, remember DavidAnd all his afflictions;² How he swore to the Lord,And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:³ “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,Or go up to the comfort of my bed;⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyesOr slumber to my eyelids,⁵ Until I find a place for the Lord,A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;We found it in the fields of the woods.^[a]7 Let us go into His tabernacle;Let us worship at His footstool.⁸ Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,You and the ark of Your strength.⁹ Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,And let Your saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For Your servant David’s sake,Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

¹¹ The Lord has sworn in truth to David;He will not turn from it:“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.¹² If your sons will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I shall teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion;He has desired it for His dwelling place:¹⁴ “This is My resting place forever;Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision;I will satisfy her poor with bread.¹⁶ I will also clothe her priests with salvation,And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.¹⁷ There I will make the horn of David grow;I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame,But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”