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Chapter 132

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¹ A song of ascents. ² LORD, remember David and all his anxious care;

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³ How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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"I will not enter the house where I live, nor lie on the couch where I sleep;

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I will give my eyes no sleep, my eyelids no rest,

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Till I find a home for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

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⁴ "We have heard of it in Ephrathah; we have found it in the fields of Jaar.

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Let us enter God's dwelling; let us worship at God's footstool."

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"Arise, LORD, come to your resting place, you and your majestic ark.

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Your priests will be clothed with justice; your faithful will shout for joy."

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For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed.

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The LORD swore an oath to David, a pledge never to be broken: "Your own offspring I will set upon your throne.

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If your sons observe my covenant, the laws I shall teach them, Their sons, in turn, shall sit forever on your throne."

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Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a dwelling:

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"This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I desire it.

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I will bless Zion with meat; its poor I will fill with bread.

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I will clothe its priests with blessing; its faithful shall shout for joy.

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⁵ There I will make a horn sprout for David's line; I will set a lamp for my anointed.

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His foes I will clothe with shame, but on him my crown shall gleam."