1 L ord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

Lord, remember to David’s credit all his humiliations and hardships and endurance—

2 h ow he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

How he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 s urely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Surely I will not enter my dwelling house or get into my bed—

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

I will not permit my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber,

5 u ntil I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Until I have found a place for the Lord, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.

6 L o, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

Behold, at Ephratah we heard of; we found it in the fields of the wood.

7 W e will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

Let us go into His tabernacle; let us worship at His footstool.

8 A rise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting-place, You and the ark of Your strength.

9 L et thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living and right standing with God); and let Your saints shout for joy!

10 F or thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

For Your servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of Your anointed and reject not Your own king.

11 T he 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.

The Lord swore to David in truth; He will not turn back from it: One of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

12 I f thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If your children will keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.

13 F or the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

For the Lord has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His habitation:

14 T his is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

This is My resting-place forever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

I will surely and abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Her priests also will I clothe with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 T here will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

There will I make a horn spring forth and bud for David; I have ordained and prepared a lamp for My anointed.

18 H is enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

His enemies will I clothe with shame, but upon himself shall his crown flourish.