Psalms - Chapter 132 | Good News Translation

  • 1. LORD, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.
  • 2. Remember, LORD, what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:
  • 3. "I will not go home or go to bed;
  • 4. I will not rest or sleep,
  • 5. until I provide a place for the LORD, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob."
  • 6. In Bethlehem we heard about the Covenant Box, and we found it in the fields of Jearim.
  • 7. We said, "Let us go to the LORD's house; let us worship before his throne."
  • 8. Come to the Temple, LORD, with the Covenant Box, the symbol of your power, and stay here forever.
  • 9. May your priests do always what is right; may your people shout for joy!
  • 10. You made a promise to your servant David; do not reject your chosen king, LORD.
  • 11. You made a solemn promise to David--- a promise you will not take back: "I will make one of your sons king, and he will rule after you.
  • 12. If your sons are true to my covenant and to the commands I give them, their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings."
  • 13. The LORD has chosen Zion; he wants to make it his home:
  • 14. "This is where I will live forever; this is where I want to rule.
  • 15. I will richly provide Zion with all she needs; I will satisfy her poor with food.
  • 16. I will bless her priests in all they do, and her people will sing and shout for joy.
  • 17. Here I will make one of David's descendants a great king; here I will preserve the rule of my chosen king.
  • 18. I will cover his enemies with shame, but his kingdom will prosper and flourish."
أعلى