[1] LORD, remember David—all the ways he suffered [2] and how he swore to the LORD, how he promised the strong one of Jacob: [3] “I won’t enter my house, won’t get into my bed. [4] I won’t let my eyes close, won’t let my eyelids sleep, [5] until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the strong one of Jacob.” [6] Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. [7] Let’s enter God’s dwelling place; let’s worship at the place God rests his feet! [8] Get up, LORD, go to your residence—you and your powerful covenant chest! [9] Let your priests be dressed in righteousness; let your faithful shout out with joy! [10] And for the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one. [11] The LORD swore to David a true promise that God won’t take back: “I will put one of your own children on your throne. [12] And if your children keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, then their children too will rule on your throne forever.” [13] Because the LORD chose Zion; he wanted it for his home. [14] “This is my residence forever. I will live here because I wanted it for myself. [15] I will most certainly bless its food supply; I will fill its needy full of food! [16] I will dress its priests in salvation, and its faithful will shout out loud with joy! [17] It is there that I will make David’s strength thrive. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there. [18] I will dress his enemies in shame, but the crown he wears will shine.”
