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1 O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.
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1 O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.
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2 Remember how he swore an oath to the LORD and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
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2 He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
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3 "I will not step inside my house,
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3 "I will not enter my house or go to my bed--
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4 get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids
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4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,
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5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
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5 till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
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6 Now, we have heard about the ark [of the promise] being in Ephrathah. We have found it in Jaar.
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6 We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
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7 Let's go to his dwelling place. Let's worship at his footstool.
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7 "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool--
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8 O LORD, arise, and come to your resting place with the ark of your power.
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8 arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
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9 Clothe your priests with righteousness. Let your godly ones sing with joy.
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9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy."
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10 For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.
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10 For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed one.
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11 The LORD swore an oath to David. This is a truth he will not take back: "I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.
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11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: "One of your own descendants I will place on your throne--
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12 If your sons are faithful to my promise and my written instructions that I will teach them, then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever."
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12 if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever."
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13 The LORD has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
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13 For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling:
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14 "This will be my resting place forever. Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion.
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14 "This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--
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15 I will certainly bless all that Zion needs. I will satisfy its needy people with food.
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15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food.
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16 I will clothe its priests with salvation. Then its godly ones will sing joyfully.
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16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy.
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17 There I will make a horn sprout up for David. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one.
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17 "Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
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18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on my anointed one will shine."
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18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent."
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