1. A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,
2. how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:
3. I shall not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor climb into the bed where I lie down;
4. I shall not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids
5. and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
6. Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We discovered it in the fields of the forest.