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1 A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, 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 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 "I will not enter my house or get into 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 Lo, we heard of it in Eph'rathah, we found it in the fields of Ja'ar.
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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 to his dwelling place; 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, and go to thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy might.
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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 thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy 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 thy servant David's sake do not turn away the face of thy 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 to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set 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 keep my covenant and my testimonies which I shall teach them, their sons also for ever shall sit upon your throne."
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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 habitation:
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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 for ever; 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 provisions; 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 Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout 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 a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared 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 will shed its luster."
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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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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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