1 'n Bedevaartslied. o HERE, dink aan Dawid, aan al sy moeite;

2 dat hy aan die HERE gesweer het, hierdie gelofte gedoen het aan die Magtige van Jakob:

3 Sekerlik sal ek nie ingaan in die tent van my woning of klim op die bed wat vir my gesprei is nie;

4 sekerlik sal ek my oë geen slaap gun, aan my ooglede geen sluimering nie,

5 totdat ek 'n plek vind vir die HERE, 'n woning vir die Magtige van Jakob!

6 Kyk, ons het daarvan gehoor in frata; ons het dit gevind in die velde van Ja„r.

7 Laat ons na sy woning gaan, ons neerbuig voor die voetbank van sy voete.

8 Staan op na u rusplek, HERE, U en die ark van u sterkte!

9 Laat u priesters bekleed wees met geregtigheid, en laat u gunsgenote jubel.

10 Wys u gesalfde nie af nie, ter wille van Dawid, u kneg.

11 Die HERE het aan Dawid gesweer in waarheid Hy sal daarvan nie terugkom nie: Van die vrug van jou liggaam sal Ek laat sit op jou troon.

12 As jou seuns my verbond hou en my getuienisse wat Ek hulle leer, dan sal hulle seuns ook vir ewig op jou troon sit.

13 Want die HERE het Sion uitgekies, Hy het dit as woonplek vir Hom begeer en gesê:

14 Dit is my rusplek vir ewig; hier wil Ek woon, want Ek het dit begeer.

15 Sy voedsel sal Ek ryklik seën, sy behoeftiges versadig met brood;

16 en sy priesters sal Ek met heil beklee, en sy gunsgenote sal vrolik jubel.

17 Daar sal Ek vir Dawid 'n horing laat uitspruit; Ek het vir my gesalfde 'n lamp toeberei.

18 Ek sal sy vyande met skaamte beklee, maar op hom sal sy kroon skitter.

1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

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.

17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.