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Remember David’s Affliction

¹ A Song of Ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,² how he swore an oath 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 for the Mighty One of Jacob.”⁶ We heard that the ark was 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, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.⁹ May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.¹⁰ For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

^{11 (a)}The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will set on your throne.¹² If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:¹⁴ “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.¹⁵ I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.¹⁶ I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.¹⁷ There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”