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A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
LORD, remember David
and all that he suffered.
LORD, remember David
and all that he suffered.
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,
“I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.
I will not let myself rest.
“Surely I will not enter my house,
Nor lie on my bed;
Nor lie on my bed;
I will not let my eyes sleep
nor close my eyelids in slumber
nor close my eyelids in slumber
I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
Or slumber to my eyelids,
until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,
a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”
a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”
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.”
We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah;
then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.
then we found it in the distant countryside 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 the sanctuary of the LORD;
let us worship at the footstool of his throne.
let us worship at the footstool of his throne.
Let us go into His dwelling place;
Let us worship at His footstool.
Let us worship at His footstool.
Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place,
along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.
You and the ark of Your strength.
May your priests be clothed in godliness;
may your loyal servants sing for joy.
may your loyal servants sing 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 reject the king you have anointed.
do not reject the king you have anointed.
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 swore an oath to David
with a promise he will never take back:
“I will place one of your descendants
on your throne.
with a promise he will never take back:
“I will place one of your descendants
on your throne.
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 descendants obey the terms of my covenant
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”
“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 habitation.
He has desired it for His habitation.
“This is my resting place forever,” he said.
“I will live here, for this is the home I desired.
“I will live here, for this is the home I desired.
“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 bless this city and make it prosperous;
I will satisfy its poor with food.
I will satisfy its poor with food.
“I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her needy with bread.
I will satisfy her needy with bread.
I will clothe its priests with godliness;
its faithful servants will sing for joy.
its faithful servants will sing 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.
Here I will increase the power of David;
my anointed one will be a light for my people.
my anointed one will be a light for my people.
“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.