Psalm 132

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of *[See Ps. 120, title]Ascents.

1 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,

all *1 Chr. 22:14the hardships he endured,

2 how he swore to the Lord

and *Ps. 50:14vowed to *ver. 5;Gen. 49:24;Isa. 49:26;60:16the Mighty One of Jacob,

3 "I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

4 I will not *Prov. 6:4give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

5 until I *1 Chr. 22:7;Acts 7:46find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for *[See ver. 2above]the Mighty One of Jacob."

6 Behold, we heard of it in *1 Sam. 17:12;[Gen. 35:19] Ephrathah;

we found it in *[1 Sam. 7:1]the fields of Jaar.

7 "Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us *Ps. 5:7worship at his *See Ps. 99:5footstool!"

8 *Ps. 68:1;2 Chr. 6:41,42Arise, O Lord, and go to your *ver. 14resting place,

you and the ark of your *Ps. 78:61might.

9 Let your *ver. 16priests be *See Job 29:14clothed with righteousness,

and let your *[Ps. 149:5]saints shout for joy.

10 For the sake of your servant David,

*[2 Kgs. 18:24] do not turn away the face of *ver. 17;[1 Kgs. 1:39]your anointed one.

11 *Ps. 89:3,34The Lord swore to David a sure oath

*Ps. 110:4from which he will not turn back:

*2 Sam. 7:12;2 Chr. 6:16;Luke 1:32;Acts 2:30"One of the sons of your body*132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

I will set on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and my testimonies that I shall teach them,

their sons also forever

shall *1 Kgs. 8:25;[Job 36:7]sit on your throne."

13 For the Lord has *Ps. 78:68;[Ps. 135:21] chosen Zion;

he has *See Ps. 68:16desired it for his dwelling place:

14 "This is my *ver. 8resting place forever;

here I will *Matt. 23:21dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly *Ps. 147:14bless her provisions;

I will *Ruth 1:6satisfy her poor with bread.

16 Her *ver. 9priests I will clothe with salvation,

and her *ver. 9saints will shout for joy.

17 There I will make *Ezek. 29:21;[Luke 1:69] a horn to sprout for David;

I have prepared *1 Kgs. 11:36;15:4;2 Kgs. 8:19;2 Chr. 21:7a lamp for *ver. 10my anointed.

18 His enemies I will *See Job 8:22clothe with shame,

but on him his crown will shine."