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

Lord, remember David And all his afflictions;

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

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

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

“Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of my bed;

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

I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,

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

Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.

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

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

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

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your 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 Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your 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 Your servant David’s sake, Do not turn away the face of Your 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.

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

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 your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

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

For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

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

“This is My resting place forever; Here I will 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.

I will also clothe her priests 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 I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.

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

His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”