| | 1 | A song of ascents. O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured. | |
| | 2 | He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: | |
| | 3 | "I will not enter my house or go to my bed-- | |
| | 4 | I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids, | |
| | 5 | till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob." | |
| | 6 | We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: | |
| | 7 | "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool-- | |
| | 8 | arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. | |
| | 9 | May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy." | |
| | 10 | For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed one. | |
| | 11 | The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: "One of your own descendants I will place on your throne-- | |
| | 12 | if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever." | |
| | 13 | For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling: | |
| | 14 | "This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it-- | |
| | 15 | I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food. | |
| | 16 | I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy. | |
| | 17 | "Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one. | |
| | 18 | I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent." | |
