1 ¶ A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David and all his afflictions:

A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.

2 H ow he swore unto the LORD and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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

`If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

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

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,

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

Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

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

`Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

7 W e will go into his tents; we will worship at his footstool.

We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.

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

Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

9 T hy priests are clothed with righteousness, and thy merciful ones shout for joy.

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

10 F or the love of thy slave David, do not turn away thy face from thine anointed.

For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

11 ¶ The LORD has sworn truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne.

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

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

If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.

13 F or the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired her for his habitation.

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired for a seat to Himself,

14 T his shall be my rest for ever; here I will dwell; for I have desired her.

This My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

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

Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy bread,

16 I will also clothe her priests with saving health, and her merciful ones shall shout aloud for joy.

And her priests I clothe salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.

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

There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.

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

His enemies I do clothe shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!