Remember David and All his Affliction
1A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
7We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
8Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
10For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
King James Bible
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The LORD Has Chosen Zion
1 A Song of Ascents. Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,
2 how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;
5 until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:
7 “We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.
8 Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place; you, and the ark of your strength.
9 Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”
10 For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.
11 Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
12 If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore.”
13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
14 “This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
17 There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”
The LORD Has Chosen Zion
A song of ascents.
1O LORD, remember on behalf of David
all the hardships he endured,
2 how he swore an oath to the LORD,
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. a”
6 We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; b
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7 Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us worship at His footstool.
8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.
9 May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and Your saints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of Your servant David,
do not reject Your anointed one.
11 The LORD swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not revoke:
“One of your descendants
I will place on your throne. c
12 If your sons keep My covenant
and the testimony I will teach them,
then their sons will also sit on your throne
forever and ever.”
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His home:
14 “This is My resting place forever and ever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her saints will sing out in joy.
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown upon him will gleam.”
Footnotes:
5 a LXX for the God of Jacob ; see Acts 7:46.
6 b Literally Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah
11 c Literally “From the fruit of your body I will set (one) on your throne. Cited in Acts 2:30
Remember David and All his Affliction
1A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.
2Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
4If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,
5Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.
6'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
7We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
8Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,
9Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.
10For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.
11Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.
12If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.
13For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,
14This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.
15Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy with bread,
16And her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.
17There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
18His enemies I do clothe with shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!
