Bible Reading Plan

¹  Lord , remember David
and all the hardships he endured,^(a)
2 and how he swore an oath to the Lord ,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:^(b)
3 "I will not enter my house^[a]
or get into my bed,^[b]
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber^(c)
5 until I find a place for the Lord ,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."^(d)

⁶ We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;^[c](e)
we found it in the fields of Jaar.^[d](f)
7 Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us worship at His footstool.^(g)
8 Rise up, Lord , come to Your resting place,
You and Your powerful ark.^(h)
9 May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may Your godly people shout for joy.^(i)
10 Because of Your servant David,
do not reject Your anointed one.^[e](j)

¹¹ The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
"I will set one of your descendants^[f]
on your throne.^(k)
12 If your sons keep My covenant
and My decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever."^(l)

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His home:^(m)
14 "This is My resting place forever;
I will make My home here
because I have desired it.^(n)
15 I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.^(o)
16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its godly people will shout for joy.^(p)
17 There I will make a horn grow for David;^(q)
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.^(r)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,^(s)
but the crown he wears^[g] will be glorious."^(t)