תהילים קל״בPsalms 132

A song of ascents.
O ETERNAL One, remember in David’s favor
his extreme self-denial,

how he swore to GOD,
vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

“I will not enter my house,
nor will I mount my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes,
or slumber to my eyelids

until I find a place for GOD,
an abode for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it was in Ephrath;
we came upon it in the region of Jaar.

Let us enter God’s abode,
bow at the divine footstool.

Advance, O ETERNAL One, to Your resting-place,
You and Your mighty Ark!

Your priests are clothed in triumph;
Your loyal ones sing for joy.

For the sake of Your servant David
do not reject Your anointed one.

GOD swore to David
a firm oath that will not be renounced,
“One of your own issue I will set upon your throne.

If your sons keep My covenant
and My decrees that I teach them,
then their sons also,
to the end of time,
shall sit upon your throne.”

For GOD has chosen Zion,
desiring it for a seat.

“This is my resting-place for all time;
here I will dwell, for I desire it.

I will amply bless its store of food,
give its needy their fill of bread.

I will clothe its priests in victory,
its loyal ones shall sing for joy.

There I will make a horn sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

I will clothe his enemies in disgrace,
while on him his crown shall sparkle.”