<- PSALM 2032 ->

The Pact between David and the Lord

A song of ascents.

1 LORD, remember David and all his anxious care;

2 How he swore an oath to the LORD,
vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 "I will not enter the house where I live,
nor lie on the couch where I sleep;

4 I will give my eyes no sleep,
my eyelids no rest,

5 Till I find a home for the LORD,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

6 "We have heard of it in Ephrathah;
we have found it in the fields of Jaar.

7 Let us enter God's dwelling;
let us worship at God's footstool."

8 "Arise, LORD, come to your resting place,
you and your majestic ark.

9 Your priests will be clothed with justice;
your faithful will shout for joy."

10 For the sake of David your servant,
do not reject your anointed.

11 The LORD swore an oath to David,
a pledge never to be broken:
"Your own offspring I will set upon your throne.

12 If your sons observe my covenant,
the laws I shall teach them,
Their sons, in turn,
shall sit forever on your throne."

13 Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion,
desired it for a dwelling:

14 "This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I desire it.

15 I will bless Zion with meat;
its poor I will fill with bread.

16 I will clothe its priests with blessing;
its faithful shall shout for joy.

17 There I will make a horn sprout for David's line;
I will set a lamp for my anointed.

18 His foes I will clothe with shame,
but on him my crown shall gleam."