MOF PSA Chapter 132

A pilgrim song.

132 For David’s sake, O thou Eternal, remember all his piety,

2 how he swore to the Eternal, vowing to the Mighty One of Jacob,

3 “I will not enter my house, I will not lie on my bed,

4 I will not close my eyes in sleep, I will not shut my eyelids,

5 till I find some residence for the Eternal, some dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 We heard of the ark at Ephrathah, we found it in the woodland;

7 we went to where he dwelt, and at his footstool knelt:

8 “Ascend, Eternal, to thy resting-place, thou and thy mighty ark!–

9 thy priests in triumphant array, thy worshippers loudly rejoicing!

10 For the sake of thy servant David, reject not thine own king.”

11 The Eternal swore an oath to David, and he will not break his word:

“I will set one of your own sons upon your throne;

12 and if your sons will keep my compact and the laws I teach them,

their sons shall also sit for ever on your throne.”

13 For the Eternal has chosen Sion as the seat that he desires;

14 “Here is my resting-place,” he says, “the seat I choose for evermore;

15 I will enrich her food-supplies, and satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will robe her priests in triumph, and make her worshippers shout for joy.

17 There will I make David’s dynasty flourish, and my chosen king shine prosperously;

18 his foes I shroud with dark disgrace, but his own crown shall sparkle.”