1 L ord, remember David And all his afflictions;

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

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

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

3 “ Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of 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 a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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

6 B ehold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.

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

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

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

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

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

9 L et Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy.

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

10 F or Your servant David’s sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

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

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

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

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 it for His dwelling place:

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

14 “ This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

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 salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

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

17 T here I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare 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 His crown shall flourish.”

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