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¹ O Lord, for David's sake remember
all his strenuous effort,
² and how he made a vow to the Lord,
and swore an oath to the powerful Ruler of Jacob.
³ He said, "I will not enter my own home,
or get into my bed.
⁴ I will not allow my eyes to sleep,
or my eyelids to slumber,
⁵ until I find a place for the Lord,
a fine dwelling place for the powerful Ruler of Jacob."
⁶ Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah,
we found it in the territory of Jaar.
⁷ Let us go to his dwelling place!
Let us worship before his footstool!
⁸ Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place,
you and the ark of your strength!
⁹ May your priests be clothed with integrity!
May your loyal followers shout for joy!
¹⁰ For the sake of David, your servant,
do not reject your chosen king!
¹¹ The Lord made a reliable promise to David;
he will not go back on his word.
He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
and the rules I teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever."
¹³ Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home.
¹⁴ He said, "This will be my resting place forever;
I will live here, for I have chosen it.
¹⁵ I will abundantly supply what she needs;
I will give her poor all the food they need.
¹⁶ I will protect her priests,
and her godly people will shout exuberantly.
¹⁷ There I will make David strong;
I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue.
¹⁸ I will humiliate his enemies,
and his crown will shine.