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1 A Song of Ascents. Lord, remember David And all his afflictions;
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1 O LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured.
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2 How he swore to the Lord, And vowed 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 "Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
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3 "I will not enter my house or go to my bed--
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4 I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to 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 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.
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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 us go into His tabernacle; Let us 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 Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
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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 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for 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 Your servant David's sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.
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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 has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: "I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
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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 will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore."
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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 For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
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13 For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling:
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14 "This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
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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 abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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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 also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
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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 the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
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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 His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish."
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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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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
