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1 O Lord, remember in David's favor all the hardships he endured;
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LORD, remember David— all the ways he suffered
2 how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
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and how he swore to the LORD, how he promised the strong one of Jacob:
3 "I will not enter my house or get into my bed;
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"I won't enter my house, won't get into my bed.
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
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I won't let my eyes close, won't let my eyelids sleep,
5 until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
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until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the strong one of Jacob."
6 We heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7 "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool."
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Let's enter God's dwelling place; let's worship at the place God rests his feet!
8 Rise up, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
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Get up, LORD, go to your residence— you and your powerful covenant chest!
9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful shout for joy.
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Let your priests be dressed in righteousness; let your faithful shout out with joy!
10 For your servant David's sake do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
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And for the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.
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 swore to David a true promise that God won't take back: "I will put one of your own children on your throne.
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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And if your children keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, then their children too will rule on your throne forever."
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:
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Because the LORD chose Zion; he wanted it for his home.
14 "This is my resting place forever; here I will reside, for I have desired it.
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"This is my residence forever. I will live here because I wanted it for myself.
15 I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
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I will most certainly bless its food supply; I will fill its needy full of food!
16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful will shout for joy.
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I will dress its priests in salvation, and its faithful will shout out loud with 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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It is there that I will make David's strength thrive. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there.
18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace, but on him, his crown will gleam."
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I will dress his enemies in shame, but the crown he wears will shine."
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