A Song of Ascents.

¹ Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor,
   all the hardships he endured,
² how 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,
⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes
   or 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 Jaar.
⁷ “Let us go to his dwelling place;
   let us worship at his footstool!”

⁸ Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place,
   you and the ark of your might.
⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
   and let your saints shout for joy.
¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David,
   do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The 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.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
   and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
   shall sit on your throne.”

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 provisions;
   I will satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
   and her saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷ There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
   I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame,
   but on him his crown will shine.”