[1] Lord, remember how David suffered.
[2] David made a promise to the Lord. David made a special promise to the Mighty God of Jacob.
[3] David said, ”I will not go into my house, I will not lie down on my bed,
[4] I will not sleep, I will not let my eyes rest,
[5] I will not do any of those things until I find a house for the Lord, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob!”
[6] We heard about it in Ephrathah. We found the Box of the Agreement at Kiriath Jearim.
[7] Let’s go to the Holy Tent. Let’s worship at the stool where God rests his feet.
[8] Lord, get up from your resting place. Get up Lord, you and your powerful Box.
[9] Lord, your priests are dressed in goodness. Your loyal followers are very happy.
[10] For the good of your servant, David, don’t reject your chosen king.
[11] The Lord made a promise to David. The Lord promised to be loyal to David. The Lord promised that the kings would come from David’s family.
[12] ˻The Lord said,˼ “David, if your children obey my Agreement and the laws I teach them, then someone from your family will always be the king.”
[13] The Lord chose Zion to be the place for his temple. That is the place he wanted for his home.
[14] ˻The Lord said,˼ ”This will be my place forever and ever. I choose this to be the place where I will be.
[15] I will bless this city with plenty of food. Even poor people will have plenty to eat.
[16] I will clothe the priests with salvation. And my followers will be very happy here.
[17] In this place, I will make David strong. I will provide a lamp for my chosen king.
[18] I will cover David’s enemies in shame. But I will make David’s kingdom grow.”