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1 O God, remember David, remember all his troubles!
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LORD, remember David and all his self-denial.
2 And remember how he promised God, made a vow to the Strong God of Jacob,
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He swore an oath to the LORD, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 "I'm not going home, and I'm not going to bed,
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“I will not enter my house or go to my bed,
4 I'm not going to sleep, not even take time to rest,
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I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a home for God, a house for the Strong God of Jacob."
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till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Remember how we got the news in Ephrathah, learned all about it at Jaar Meadows?
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We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
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