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132:1 A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured; 132:2 how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 132:3 'I will not enter my house or get into my bed; 132:4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 132:5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.' 132:6 Lo, we heard of it in Eph'rathah, we found it in the fields of Ja'ar. 132:7 'Let us go to his dwelling place;let us worship at his footstool!' 132:8 Arise, O LORD, and go to thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy might. 132:9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy. 132:10 For thy servant David's sake do not turn away the face of thy anointed one. 132:11 The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: 'One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne. 132:12 If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies which I shall teach them, their sons also for ever shall sit upon your throne.' 132:13 For the LORD has chosen Zion;he has desired it for his habitation: 132:14 'This is my resting place for ever;here I will dwell, for I have desired it. 132:15 I will abundantly bless her provisions;I will satisfy her poor with bread. 132:16 Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. 132:17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David;I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. 132:18 His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shed its luster.'