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- Chapter 132 -

Remember David's affliction

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Yahweh, do not forget King David and all the hardships he endured!
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He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom our ancestor Jacob worshiped.
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He said, “I will not go home, I will not rest on my bed,
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and I will not sleep at all
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until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob worshiped.”
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In Ephrathah we heard where the sacred chest was. So we went and found it near the city of Kiriath Jearim, and we took it to Jerusalem.
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Later we said, “Let us go to the sacred tent of Yahweh in Jerusalem; let us worship there in front of the throne where he is sitting.”
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Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to the place that shows that you are very powerful.
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I want that the righteous behavior of your priests will always be evident, and that your people will always shout joyfully.
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You chose David to serve you as king of Israel; do not reject him!
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Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule as kings like you.
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If they obey my covenant with them and obey all the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”
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Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; that is where he wants to rule from.
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He said, “This is the city where I will live forever; this is the place where I want to stay.
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I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give enough food to satisfy even the poor people there.
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I will cause the priests to behave in a manner worthy of ones whom I have saved; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.
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There in Jerusalem I will cause one of David’s descendants to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king. It is there that I will make David’s line of descendants continue.
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I will defeat his enemies and cause them to be very ashamed; but the crown that my king wears will always shine.”
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Remember David's affliction

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LORD, remember David and all his affliction,
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how he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
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“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;
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I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
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until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.
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“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”
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Arise, LORD, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.
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Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!
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For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.
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The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
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If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”
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For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
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“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.
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I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
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I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
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I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”
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