Remember David's affliction
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A song of ascents. Yahweh, for David’s sake call to mind all his afflictions.
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Call to mind how he swore to Yahweh, how he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob.
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He said, “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
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I will not give sleep to my eyes or rest to my eyelids,
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until I find a place for Yahweh, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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We will go into God’s tabernacle; we will worship at his footstool.
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Arise, Yahweh, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!
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May your priests be clothed with integrity; may your faithful ones shout for joy.
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For your servant David’s sake, do not turn away from your anointed king.
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Yahweh swore a sure oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
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If your sons keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore.”
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Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, he has desired her for his seat.
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“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I desire her.
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I will abundantly bless her with provisions. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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I will clothe her priests with salvation, her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.
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There I will make a horn to sprout for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
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I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will shine.”
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