[1] 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] Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
[7] “Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!”
[8] Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
[9] Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
[10] For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your 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 that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne.”
[13] For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
[14] “This is my resting place forever; 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 on him his crown will shine.”