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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, O LORD, on David’s behalf,
All his affliction;
All his affliction;
how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
How he swore to the LORD
And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
or get into my bed,
“Surely I will not enter my house,
Nor lie on my bed;
Nor lie on 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 my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
Or slumber to my 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 a place for the LORD,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
A dwelling place for the Mighty One 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.
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.
We found it in the field of Jaar.
“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!”
let us worship at his footstool!”
Let us go into His dwelling place;
Let us worship at His footstool.
Let us 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, to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.
You and the ark of Your strength.
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.
and let your saints shout for joy.
Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your godly ones sing for joy.
And let Your godly ones sing 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 the sake of David Your servant,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.
The LORD has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your 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 your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
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 has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His habitation.
He has 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 resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
Here I will 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 needy with bread.
I will satisfy her needy with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
and her saints will shout for joy.
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
And her godly ones will sing 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 I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.