Psalms 132 : 1 (ESV)
A SONG OF ASCENTS.Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured,
Psalms 132 : 2 (ESV)
how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
Psalms 132 : 3 (ESV)
"I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
Psalms 132 : 4 (ESV)
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
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until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Psalms 132 : 6 (ESV)
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Psalms 132 : 7 (ESV)
"Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"
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Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
Psalms 132 : 9 (ESV)
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
Psalms 132 : 10 (ESV)
For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
Psalms 132 : 11 (ESV)
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.
Psalms 132 : 12 (ESV)
If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne."
Psalms 132 : 13 (ESV)
For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
Psalms 132 : 14 (ESV)
"This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
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I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
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There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
Psalms 132 : 18 (ESV)
His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine."
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