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The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all the hardships he endured,
² how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
³ “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵ until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
⁷ “Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!”

⁸ Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
⁹ Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.
¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David,
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

¹¹ The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body^[a]
I will set on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.”

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷ There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

Cross references:

1. Psalm 132:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
2. Psalm 132:1 : 1 Chr. 22:14
3. Psalm 132:2 : Ps. 50:14
4. Psalm 132:2 : ver. 5; Gen. 49:24; Isa. 49:26; 60:16
5. Psalm 132:4 : Prov. 6:4
6. Psalm 132:5 : 1 Chr. 22:7; Acts 7:46
7. Psalm 132:5 : [See ver. 2 above]; ver. 5; Gen. 49:24; Isa. 49:26; 60:16
8. Psalm 132:6 : 1 Sam. 17:12; [Gen. 35:19]
9. Psalm 132:6 : [1 Sam. 7:1]
10. Psalm 132:7 : Ps. 5:7
11. Psalm 132:7 : See Ps. 99:5
12. Psalm 132:8 : Ps. 68:1; 2 Chr. 6:41, 42
13. Psalm 132:8 : ver. 14
14. Psalm 132:8 : Ps. 78:61
15. Psalm 132:9 : ver. 16
16. Psalm 132:9 : See Job 29:14
17. Psalm 132:9 : [Ps. 149:5]
18. Psalm 132:10 : [2 Kgs. 18:24]
19. Psalm 132:10 : ver. 17; [1 Kgs. 1:39]
20. Psalm 132:11 : Ps. 89:3, 34
21. Psalm 132:11 : Ps. 110:4
22. Psalm 132:11 : 2 Sam. 7:12; 2 Chr. 6:16; Luke 1:32; Acts 2:30
23. Psalm 132:12 : 1 Kgs. 8:25; [Job 36:7]
24. Psalm 132:13 : Ps. 78:68; [Ps. 135:21]
25. Psalm 132:13 : See Ps. 68:16
26. Psalm 132:14 : ver. 8
27. Psalm 132:14 : Matt. 23:21
28. Psalm 132:15 : Ps. 147:14
29. Psalm 132:15 : Ruth 1:6
30. Psalm 132:16 : ver. 9
31. Psalm 132:16 : ver. 9
32. Psalm 132:17 : Ezek. 29:21; [Luke 1:69]
33. Psalm 132:17 : 1 Kgs. 11:36; 15:4; 2 Kgs. 8:19; 2 Chr. 21:7
34. Psalm 132:17 : ver. 10
35. Psalm 132:18 : See Job 8:22