Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 Lord, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.
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LORD, remember David and all his self-denial.
2 Remember, Lord, what he promised, the vow he made to you, 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 "I will not go home or go to bed;
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“I will not enter my house or go to my bed,
4 I will not rest or sleep,
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I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I provide a place for the Lord, a home 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 In Bethlehem we heard about the Covenant Box, and we found it in the fields of Jearim.
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We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
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