Psalms 132:3-16 in English

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

⁵ Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹³ For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶ Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

³ As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever.

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

⁵ Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹³ For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever: here will I 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.

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

⁵ Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹³ For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever: here will I 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.

³ As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there, the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever.

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids;

⁵ Until I find out a place for the LORD, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: we found it in the field of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles; we will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy resting place; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ The LORD hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹³ For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my resting place for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶ Her priests also will I clothe with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

³ He said, “I will not go home, I will not rest on my bed,

⁴ I will not sleep at all

⁵ until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob worshiped.”

⁶ In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We went and found it in the fields of Jearim city, and we took it to Jerusalem.

⁷ Later we said, “Let's go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem; let's worship there in front of the throne where he sits.”

⁸ Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.

⁹ I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests will always be evident, just like the beautiful robes that they wear MET, and that your people will always shout joyfully.

¹⁰ You chose David to serve you as king of Israel; do not reject/abandon him!

¹¹ Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule MTY as kings like you.

¹² If they keep my agreement with them and obey all the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”

¹³ Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;

¹⁴ he said, “This is the city where I will live forever DOU; this is the place where I wanted to stay.

¹⁵ I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give enough food even to satisfy the poor people there.

¹⁶ I will cause the priests to behave in a manner worthy of being ones whom I have saved; that will be as evident as the beautiful robes that they wear MET; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.

³ As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there, the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

⁵ Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

⁶ We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

⁸ Come back, 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 give cries of joy.

¹⁰ Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

¹¹ The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

¹² If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

¹³ For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

¹⁵ My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

¹⁶ Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

³ I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

⁵ Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ...

⁶ Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

¹² If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

¹³ For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread;

¹⁶ And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

³ As the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion. For there the Lord hath commandeth blessing, and life for evermore.

³ “I will not go home, I will not go to bed,

⁴ I will not go to sleep, I will not take a nap,

⁵ until I find a place where the Lord can live, a home for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ In Ephrathah we received information about the Ark of Agreement, and we found it in fields near Jaar.

⁷ Let's go to the place where the Lord lives and bow down at his feet in worship.

⁸ Come, Lord, and enter your home, together with your Ark of your power.

⁹ May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for joy.

¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David, don't reject the king you have chosen.

¹¹ The Lord made a solemn promise to David, one he will never cancel—“I will put one of your descendants on your throne.

¹² If your sons keep to my agreement and my laws that I will teach them, then their sons will always occupy your throne.”

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion, wanting to make his home there, saying:

¹⁴ “This will always be my home; this is where I want to live.

¹⁵ I will provide the people of the city with all they need; I will feed the poor.

¹⁶ I will clothe its priests with salvation; and its faithful people will shout for joy.

³ I will not enter into the tabernacle of mine house, nor come vpon my pallet or bed,

⁴ Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,

⁵ Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, and found it in the fieldes of the forest.

⁷ We will enter into his Tabernacles, and worship before his footestoole.

⁸ Arise, O Lord, to come into thy rest, thou, and the Arke of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse, and let thy Saints reioyce.

¹⁰ For thy seruant Dauids sake refuse not the face of thine Anointed.

¹¹ The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy throne.

¹² If thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.

¹³ For the Lord hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying,

¹⁴ This is my rest for euer: here will I dwell, for I haue a delite therein.

¹⁵ I will surely blesse her vitailes, and will satisfie her poore with bread,

¹⁶ And will clothe her Priests with saluation, and her Saints shall shoute for ioye.

³ 'Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up into the bed that is spread for me;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids;

⁵ Until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.'

⁶ Lo, we heard of it as being in Ephrath; we found it in the field of the wood.

⁷ Let us go into His dwelling-place; let us worship at His footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, unto Thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.

⁹ Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For Thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of Thine anointed.

¹¹ The LORD swore unto David in truth; He will not turn back from it: 'Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.'

¹³ For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:

¹⁴ 'This is My resting-place for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty.

¹⁶ Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids,

⁵ Until I find out a place for the Lord, A habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: We found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles: We will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David’s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

¹¹ The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; He will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹³ For the Lord hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever: Here will I 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.

³ Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose;

⁴ I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber:

⁵ Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.

⁶ “Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:

⁷ let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy.

¹⁰ For the sake of David thy servant turn not away the face of thy anointed.

¹¹ The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set some one on the throne to succeed thee.

¹² If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”

¹³ For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself.

¹⁴ This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

¹⁵ Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread.

¹⁶ And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones shall shout aloud for joy.

³ As the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the mountains of Zion: For there the Lord commanded the blessing, Even life forever.

³ “I will not go into my house, Nor lie down on my bed,

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, Nor slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ Until I find a place for Jehovah, A habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah; We found it in the fields of the forest.

⁷ Let us go into his habitation; Let us worship at his footstool!

⁸ Arise, O LORD! into thy rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength!

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, And thy holy ones shout for joy!

¹⁰ For the sake of thy servant David, Reject not the prayer of thine anointed!

¹¹ Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David, And he will not depart from it: “Of the fruit of thy body will I place upon the throne for thee.

¹² If thy children keep my covenant, And my statutes, which I teach them, Their children also throughout all ages Shall sit upon thy throne.”

¹³ For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it as his dwelling-place.

¹⁴ “This is my resting-place for ever; Here will I dwell, for I have chosen 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 holy ones shall shout aloud for joy.

³ never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

⁴ never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

⁵ till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

⁶ We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

⁷ We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

⁸ “Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

⁹ Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

¹⁰ For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.”

¹¹ The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; “I will set on your throne a prince of your line.

¹² If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.”

¹³ For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

¹⁴ “This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

¹⁵ I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

³ never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

⁴ never to give his eyes sleep or his eyelids slumber,

⁵ till he had found a place for the Lord, for the Strong One of Jacob to live in.

⁶ We heard of it in Ephrathah, in the fields of Jaar we found it.

⁷ We went to the place where he dwelt, we bowed ourselves low at his footstool.

⁸ “Arise, Lord, and enter your resting-place, you and your mighty ark.

⁹ Let your priests wear a garment of righteousness, your faithful shout aloud for joy.

¹⁰ For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.”

¹¹ The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; “I will set on your throne a prince of your line.

¹² If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons, too, forever, will sit on your throne.”

¹³ For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.

¹⁴ “This is forever my resting-place, this is the home of my heart.

¹⁵ I will royally bless her provision, and give bread to her poor in abundance.

¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation; her faithful will shout for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;

⁵ until I find out a place for Adonai, a dwelling for the 'Avir Ya'akov Mighty One of Supplanter.”

⁶ Behold, we sh'ma ·heard obeyed· of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, Adonai , into your resting place; you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”

¹⁰ For your servant David Beloved’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ Adonai has sworn to David Beloved in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For Adonai has chosen Zion Mountain ridge, Marking. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶ Her priests I will also clothe with yesha' ·salvation·. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ He said, “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes or rest to my eyelids

⁵ until I find a place for Yahweh, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

⁷ We will go into God's tabernacle; we will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, Yahweh, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

⁹ May your priests be clothed with integrity; may your faithful ones shout for joy.

¹⁰ For your servant David's sake, do not turn away from your anointed king.

¹¹ Yahweh swore a sure oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

¹² If your sons keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore.”

¹³ Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, he has desired her for his seat.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I desire her.

¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her with provisions. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

¹⁶ I will clothe her priests with salvation, her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up 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 habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

⁶ Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thy anointed.

¹¹ The LORD hath sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them; their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.

¹³ For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ This is my rest for ever: here will I 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.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your holy ones shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her holy ones will shout aloud for joy.

³ “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

⁵ until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

⁷ “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

⁸ Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your holy ones shout for joy!

¹⁰ For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

¹² If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, 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. Her holy ones will shout aloud for joy.

³ I shall not enter into the taber-nacle of mine house; I shall not ascend or go up into the bed of my resting.

⁴ I shall not give sleep to mine eyes; and napping to mine eyelids.

⁵ And rest to my temples, till I find a place to the Lord; a tabernacle to the God of Jacob.

⁶ Lo! we heard that the ark of the testament is in Ephratah or we have heard of it in Ephratah; we found it in the fields of the wood.

⁷ We shall enter into the tabernacle of him; we shall worship in the place, where his feet stood.

⁸ Lord, rise thou into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thine hallowing.

⁹ Thy priests be clothed with right-fulness or rightwiseness; and thy saints make full out joy.

¹⁰ For David, thy servant; turn thou not away the face of thy christ.

¹¹ The Lord swore in truth to David, and he shall not make him in vain; Of the fruit of thy womb I shall set on thy seat.

¹² If thy sons shall keep my testament; and my witnessings, these which I shall teach them. And the sons of them till into the world; they shall set on thy seat.

¹³ For the Lord chose Zion; he chose it into a dwelling to himself.

¹⁴ This is my rest into the world of world; I shall dwell here, for I chose it.

¹⁵ I blessing shall bless the widow of it; I shall ful fill with loaves the poor men of it.

¹⁶ I shall clothe with health the priests thereof; and the holy men thereof shall make full out joy in full out joying or rejoicing.

³ I shall not enter into the tabernacle of mine house; I shall not ascend into the bed of my resting.

⁴ I shall not give sleep to mine eyes; and napping to mine eyelids. (I shall not give sleep to my eyes; or napping to my eyelids.)

⁵ And rest to my temples, till I find a place to the Lord; a tabernacle to the God of Jacob. (Until I find a place for the Lord; yea, a dwelling place for the Mighty God of Jacob.)

⁶ Lo! we heard that (the) ark of (the) testament (is) in Ephratah, or Lo! we have heard (of) it in Ephratah; we found it in the fields of the wood. (Behold! we have heard that the Covenant Box is in Ephratah; we found it in the fields of Jaar, (or of Jearim).)

⁷ We shall enter into the tabernacle of him (or We shall go into his Tabernacle, or his dwelling place); we shall worship in the place, where his feet stood.

⁸ Lord, rise thou into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thine hallowing. (Arise, O Lord, and come back to thy resting place; thou, and the Ark of thy power.)

⁹ Thy priests be clothed with rightfulness; and thy saints make full out joy. (Let thy priests be clothed in righteousness; and thy saints rejoice.)

¹⁰ For David, thy servant; turn thou not away the face of thy christ. (For the sake of thy servant David; turn thou not away thy face from thy anointed king.)

¹¹ The Lord swore (in) truth to David, and he shall not make him in vain; Of the fruit of thy womb I shall set on thy seat. (The Lord swore truthfully to David, and he did not say in vain, I shall put the fruit of thy womb upon thy throne.)

¹² If thy sons shall keep my testament; and my witnessings, these which I shall teach them. And the sons of them till into the world; they shall set on thy seat. (And if thy sons shall keep my covenant, and obey my teachings, which I shall teach them; then their sons shall sit on thy throne forever.)

¹³ For the Lord chose Zion; he chose it into (a) dwelling to himself (or he chose it for his dwelling place).

¹⁴ This is my rest into the world of world (or This shall be my resting place forever and ever); I shall dwell here, for I chose it.

¹⁵ I blessing shall bless the widow of it; I shall ful fill with loaves the poor men of it. (I blessing shall blessZion’s widows; and I shall fulfill her poor with bread.)

¹⁶ I shall clothe with health the priests thereof; and the holy men thereof shall make full out joy in full out joying/in full out rejoicing. (I shall clothe her priests with salvation, or with deliverance; and her holy men shall make great joy rejoicing.)

³ 'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

⁴ If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

⁵ Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

⁶ 'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

⁷ We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

⁸ Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

⁹ Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

¹⁰ For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

¹¹ Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

¹² If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

¹³ For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,

¹⁴ This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

¹⁵ Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy with bread,

¹⁶ And her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.