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1 O Lord, remember in David's favor all the hardships he endured;
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<A Song of the going up.> Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;
2 how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
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How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
3 "I will not enter my house or get into my bed;
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Truly, I will not come into 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 not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,
5 until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
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Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.
6 We heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.
7 "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool."
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Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.
8 Rise up, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
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Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.
9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful shout for joy.
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Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.
10 For your servant David's sake do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
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Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.
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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The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.
12 If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I shall teach them, their sons also, forevermore, shall sit on your throne."
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If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:
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For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.
14 "This is my resting place forever; here I will reside, for I have desired it.
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This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
15 I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
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My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.
16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful will shout for joy.
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Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.
17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
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There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace, but on him, his crown will gleam."
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His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.
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