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Psalm 132
New King James Version

### The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

#### A Song of Ascents.

132 Lord, remember David
And all his afflictions;
2 How he swore to the Lord,
(A)And vowed to (B)the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,
Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4 I will (C)not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I (D)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 Behold, we heard of it (E)in Ephrathah;
(F)We found it (G)in the fields of [a]the woods.
7 Let us go into His tabernacle;
(H)Let us worship at His footstool.
8 (I)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and (J)the ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests (K)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.

10 For Your servant David’s sake,
Do not turn away the face of Your [b]Anointed.

11 (L)The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne (M)the [c]fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 (N)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [d]dwelling place:
14 “This(O) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 (P)I will abundantly bless her [e]provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 (Q)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(R)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 (S)There I will make the [f]horn of David grow;
(T)I will prepare a lamp for My [g]Anointed.
18 His enemies I will (U)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 132:6 Heb. Jaar, lit. Woods
2. Psalm 132:10 Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
3. Psalm 132:11 offspring
4. Psalm 132:13 home
5. Psalm 132:15 supply of food
6. Psalm 132:17 Government
7. Psalm 132:17 Heb. Messiah

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 132:2 : Ps. 65:1
2. Psalm 132:2 : Gen. 49:24; Is. 49:26; 60:16
3. Psalm 132:4 : Prov. 6:4
4. Psalm 132:5 : 1 Kin. 8:17; 1 Chr. 22:7; Ps. 26:8; Acts 7:46
5. Psalm 132:6 : 1 Sam. 17:12
6. Psalm 132:6 : 1 Sam. 7:1
7. Psalm 132:6 : 1 Chr. 13:5
8. Psalm 132:7 : Ps. 5:7; 99:5
9. Psalm 132:8 : Num. 10:35
10. Psalm 132:8 : Ps. 78:61
11. Psalm 132:9 : Job 29:14
12. Psalm 132:11 : [Ps. 89:3, 4, 33; 110:4]
13. Psalm 132:11 : 2 Sam. 7:12; [1 Kin. 8:25; 2 Chr. 6:16; Luke 1:69; Acts 2:30]
14. Psalm 132:13 : [Ps. 48:1, 2]
15. Psalm 132:14 : Ps. 68:16; Matt. 23:21
16. Psalm 132:15 : Ps. 147:14
17. Psalm 132:16 : 2 Chr. 6:41; Ps. 132:9; 149:4
18. Psalm 132:16 : 1 Sam. 4:5; Hos. 11:12
19. Psalm 132:17 : Ezek. 29:21; Luke 1:69
20. Psalm 132:17 : 1 Kin. 11:36; 15:4; 2 Kin. 8:19; 2 Chr. 21:7; Ps. 18:28
21. Psalm 132:18 : Job 8:22; Ps. 35:26

New King James Version (NKJV)

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