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

Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,

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

how he swore to Yahweh, 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 come into the structure 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 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 out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling 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 field of Jaar:

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

“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.

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

Arise, Yahweh, into 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 priest be clothed with righteousness. 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, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.

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.

Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your 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 your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”

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

For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has 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 forever. Here I will live, 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 I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints will 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 to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

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

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”