1 Matkalaulu. Herra, muista Daavidia, muista, mitä hän sai kärsiä --

2 hän, joka vannoi Herralle valan, antoi Jaakobin Väkevälle lupauksen:

4 en suo silmilleni unta enkä lepoa silmäluomilleni,

6 Me kuulimme, että se on Efratassa, löysimme sen läheltä Jaaria.

7 Menkäämme sinne, missä on Herran asumus, kumartukaamme hänen istuimensa eteen.

8 Nouse, Herra, tule asuinpaikkaasi, sinä ja arkku, jossa voimasi on!

9 Olkoon pappiesi vaatteena vanhurskaus, riemuitkoot sinun uskolliset palvelijasi.

10 Daavidin, palvelijasi, takia: älä torju voideltuasi!

13 Herra on valinnut Siionin, sen hän on halunnut asunnokseen.

15 Siion saa minun siunaukseni: siltä ei ravintoa puutu, sen köyhät minä ruokin kylläisiksi.

16 Sen pappien ylle minä puen pelastuksen, sen uskolliset iloitsevat ja riemuitsevat.

17 Siellä minä uudistan Daavidin mahdin, sytytän voidellulleni lampun.

1 Jehovah, remember for David

All his affliction;

2 How he sware unto Jehovah,

And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

Or slumber to mine eyelids;

5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah,

A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah:

We found it in the field of the wood.

7 We will go into his tabernacles;

We will worship at his footstool.

8 Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place;

Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;

And let thy saints shout for joy.

10 For thy servant David’s sake

Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth;

He will not turn from it:

Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant

And my testimony that I shall teach them,

Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my resting-place for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame;

But upon himself shall his crown flourish.