1. Lord, remember David—all the ways he suffered
2. and how he swore to the Lord,how he promised the strong one of Jacob:
3. "I won’t enter my house,won’t get into my bed.
4. I won’t let my eyes close,won’t let my eyelids sleep,
5. until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the strong one of Jacob."
6. Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah;we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7. Let’s enter God’s dwelling place;let’s worship at the place God rests his feet!
8. Get up, Lord, go to your residence—you and your powerful covenant chest!
9. Let your priests be dressed in righteousness;let your faithful shout out with joy!
10. And for the sake of your servant David,do not reject your anointed one.
11. The Lord swore to Davida true promise that God won’t take back:"I will put one of your own children on your throne.
12. And if your children keep my covenantand the laws that I will teach them,then their children too will rule on your throne forever."
13. Because the Lord chose Zion;he wanted it for his home.
14. "This is my residence forever.I will live here because I wanted it for myself.
15. I will most certainly bless its food supply;I will fill its needy full of food!
16. I will dress its priests in salvation,and its faithful will shout out loud with joy!
17. It is there that I will make David’s strength thrive.I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there.
18. I will dress his enemies in shame,but the crown he wears will shine."