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¹ A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured;² how he swore 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 place for the Mighty One of Jacob."⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Eph'rathah, we found it in the fields of Ja'ar.⁷ "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"⁸ Arise, O LORD, and go to thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy might.⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake do not turn away the face of thy anointed one.

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.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."¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:¹⁴ "This is my resting place for ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.¹⁷ There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shed its luster."