The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.

1O LORD, remember in David's favour

all the hardships he endured;

2how he swore 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-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.’

6We heard of it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

7‘Let us go to his dwelling-place;

let us worship at his footstool.’

8Rise up, O LORD, and go to your resting-place,

you and the ark of your might.

9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and let your faithful shout for joy.

10For your servant David's sake

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

11The LORD swore to David a sure oath

from which he will not turn back:

‘One of the sons of your body

I will set on your throne.

12If your sons keep my covenant

and my decrees that I shall teach them,

their sons also, for evermore,

shall sit on your throne.’

13For the LORD has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation:

14‘This is my resting-place for ever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

15I will abundantly bless its provisions;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16Its priests I will clothe with salvation,

and its faithful will shout for joy.

17There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

18His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,

but on him, his crown will gleam.’