| 1 | <A Song of the going up.> Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles; |
| 2 | How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying, |
| 3 | Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed, |
| 4 | I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs, |
| 5 | Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob. |
| 6 | We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood. |
| 7 | Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet. |
| 8 | Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength. |
| 9 | Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy. |
| 10 | Because of your servant David, do not give up your king. |
| 11 | The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body. |
| 12 | If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever. |
| 13 | For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. |
| 14 | This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire. |
| 15 | My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread. |
| 16 | Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy. |
| 17 | There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king. |
| 18 | His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining. |
