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Psalms 132
Berean Standard Bible
Section headings and translator notes come from the publisher; they are reading aids, distinct from the Bible text.
The LORD Has Chosen Zion
Psalm subtitle:A song of ascents.
Verse1O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
Verse2how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
Verse3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
Verse4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
Verse5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. ”
Verse6We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Verse7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
Verse8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
Verse9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
Verse10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
Verse11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
Verse12If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
Verse13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
Verse14“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
Verse15I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Verse16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
Verse17There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
Verse18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
Translator notes (3)
- Verse 5: LXX for the God of Jacob; see Acts 7:46.
- Verse 6: Literally Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah
- Verse 11: Literally “From the fruit of your body I will set (one) on your throne. Cited in Acts 2:30