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1 A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David [and] all his afflictions;
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LORD, remember David and all his self-denial.
2 How he swore to the LORD, [and] vowed to the mighty [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 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
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“I will not enter my house or go to my bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, [or] slumber to my eyelids,
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I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.
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till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
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We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
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