Psalms 132

shir hamma'alot zekhor-Adonai ledavid et kol-unnoto

A song of ascents. O ETERNAL One, remember in David’s favor his extreme self-denial,

asher nishba la-Adonai nadar la'avir ya'aqov

how he swore to GOD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

im-avo be'ohel beti im-e'eleh al-eres yetsu'ay

“I will not enter my house, nor will I mount my bed,

im-etten shenat le'enay le'afappay tenumah

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids

ad-emtsa maqom la-Adonai mishkanot la'avir ya'aqov

until I find a place for GOD, an abode for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

hinneh-shema'anuha ve'efratah metsanuha bisde-ya'ar

We heard it was in Ephrath; we came upon it in the region of Jaar.

navo'ah lemishkenotayw nishtakhaveh lahadom raglayw

Let us enter God’s abode, bow at the divine footstool.

qumah Adonai limnukhatekha attah va'aron uzzekha

Advance, O ETERNAL One, to Your resting-place, You and Your mighty Ark!

kohanekha yilbeshu-tsedeq vakhasidekha yerannenu

Your priests are clothed in triumph; Your loyal ones sing for joy.

ba'avur david avdekha al-tashev pene meshikhekha

For the sake of Your servant David do not reject Your anointed one.

nishba-Adonai ledavid emet lo-yashuv mimmennah mipperi vitnekha ashit lekhisse-lakh

GOD swore to David a firm oath that will not be renounced, “One of your own issue I will set upon your throne.

im-yishmeru vanekha beriti ve'edoti zo alammedem gam-benehem ade-ad yeshevu lekhisse-lakh

If your sons keep My covenant and My decrees that I teach them, then their sons also, to the end of time, shall sit upon your throne.”

ki-vakhar Adonai betsiyyon ivvah lemoshav lo

For GOD has chosen Zion, desiring it for a seat.

zot-menukhati ade-ad poh-eshev ki ivvitiha

“This is my resting-place for all time; here I will dwell, for I desire it.

tsedah barekh avarekh evyoneha asbia lakhem

I will amply bless its store of food, give its needy their fill of bread.

vekhohaneha albish yesha vakhasideha rannen yerannenu

I will clothe its priests in victory, its loyal ones shall sing for joy.

sham atsmiakh qeren ledavid arakhti ner limshikhi

There I will make a horn sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

oyevayw albish boshet ve'alayw yatsits nizro

I will clothe his enemies in disgrace, while on him his crown shall sparkle.”