1 L ord, remember to David’s credit all his humiliations and hardships and endurance—

Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

2 H ow he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 S urely I will not enter my dwelling house or get into my bed—

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

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

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

5 U ntil I have found a place for the Lord, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

6 B ehold, at Ephratah we heard of; we found it in the fields of the wood.

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

7 L et us go into His tabernacle; let us worship at His footstool.

We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.

8 A rise, O Lord, to Your resting-place, You and the ark of Your strength.

Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

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

Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

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

For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 T he 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.

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

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

For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

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

This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

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

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

16 H er priests also will I clothe 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 a horn spring forth and bud for David; I have ordained and prepared a lamp for My anointed.

There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine 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.