to rest on my bed,
4. nor give sleep to my eyes,
and slumber to my eyelids,
nor rest to my temples,
5. until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the God of Jacob.”
6. Behold we heard of it in Ephrata,
we found it in the fields of the woods.
7. Let us enter into his tabernacles;
let us worship at the place
where his feet stood.
8. Arise, O Lord, and come
into your rest,
you and the ark of your holiness.
9. Your priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness,
and your holy ones shall exult with joy.
10. For the sake of your servant David,
turn not your face away from your anointed.
11. The Lord has sworn
in truth to David,
and will not annul it:
“From the fruit of your loins,
I will set one on your throne;
12. If your children keep my covenant,
and these my testimonies which I shall teach them,
their children also shall sit
upon your throne.
13. For the Lord has elected Zion,
has chosen her as a dwelling for himself.
14. This is my resting place forever,
here will I dwell, for I have chosen her.
15. I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16. I shall clothe her priests
with salvation,
and her saints shall exceedingly exult.
17. There will I cause to spring up a horn for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
18. I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but upon himself my holiness
shall flourish.”
Psalm 132
1. Behold indeed! What is so good
or so pleasant,
as for brothers and sisters
to dwell together?
2. It is like precious ointment
upon the head,
running down upon the beard,
even the beard of Aaron,
running down to the fringe of his robe.
3. It is like the dew of Hermon,
which comes down on the mountains
of Zion,
for there the Lord invoked the blessing,
life for evermore.
Psalm 133
1. Now, I pray you,
bless the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.
2. Lift up your hands by night
in the holy places,
and bless the Lord.
3. May the Lord bless you out of Zion,
the maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 136
1. By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat and wept,
remembering Zion.
2. Upon the willows
in the midst of it,
we hung up our harps.
3. For there our captors asked us
the words of a song,
and those who carried us away,
asked for a hymn:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
4. How could we sing the Lord’s song,
in a foreign land?
5. If I should forget you,
O Jerusalem,
let my right hand be forgotten!
6. May my tongue cleave to my throat,
if I should not remember you,
if I do not prefer Jerusalem,
as the chief subject of my joy.
Psalm 137
1. I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
with my whole heart,
and I shall sing psalms to you in the presence of the angels,
because you have listened to all the words of my mouth.
2. I will worship
before your holy temple,
and I will give thanks to your name,
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