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The Lord Has Chosen Zion
A Song of Ascents.
Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all the hardships he endured,
A Song of Ascents.
Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all the hardships he endured,
Remember David and All his Affliction
A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
or get into my bed,
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
or slumber to my eyelids,
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!”
let us worship at his footstool!”
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
you and the ark of your might.
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.
and let your saints shout for joy.
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
For the sake of your servant David,
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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.
If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.”
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.”
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.
For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his dwelling place:
he has desired it for his dwelling place:
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
“This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
and her saints will shout for joy.
I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.