Chapter 132
The LORD Has Chosen Zion
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A song of ascents. 1O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤅
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת יְהוָ֥ה זְכוֹר־ אֵ֝ת לְדָוִ֑ד כָּל־ עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃ šîr ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ Yah·weh zə·ḵō·wr- ’êṯ lə·ḏā·wiḏ kāl- ‘un·nō·w·ṯōw — WLC · 1
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how he swore an oath to the LORD, [and] vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤃𐤓 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁
אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֭שְׁבַּע לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝דַ֗ר לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ’ă·šer niš·ba‘ Yah·weh nā·ḏar la·’ă·ḇîr ya·‘ă·qōḇ — WLC · 2
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“I will not enter… my house or get into… my bed,
𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤀 𐤁𐤀𐤄𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤓𐤔 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤏𐤉
אִם־ אָ֭בֹא בְּאֹ֣הֶל בֵּיתִ֑י אִם־ אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה עַל־ עֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃ ’im- ’ā·ḇō bə·’ō·hel bê·ṯî ’im- ’e·‘ĕ·leh ‘al- ‘e·reś yə·ṣū·‘āy — WLC · 3
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I will not give sleep to my eyes [or] slumber to my eyelids,
𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤕 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤐𐤏𐤐𐤉
אִם־ אֶתֵּ֣ן שְׁנַ֣ת לְעֵינָ֑י תְּנוּמָֽה׃ לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י ’im- ’et·tên šə·naṯ lə·‘ê·nāy tə·nū·māh lə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pay — WLC · 4
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until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.
𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁
עַד־ אֶמְצָ֣א מָ֭קוֹם לַיהוָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ‘aḏ- ’em·ṣā mā·qō·wm Yah·weh miš·kā·nō·wṯ la·’ă·ḇîr ya·‘ă·qōḇ — WLC · 5
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vvv We heard [that the ark was] in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤓
הִנֵּֽה־ שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־ יָֽעַר׃ hin·nêh- šə·ma·‘ă·nū·hā ḇə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh mə·ṣā·nū·hā biś·ḏê- yā·‘ar — WLC · 6
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Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool…
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤃𐤌 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤅
נָב֥וֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֑יו נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָֽיו׃ nā·ḇō·w·’āh lə·miš·kə·nō·w·ṯāw niš·ta·ḥă·weh la·hă·ḏōm raḡ·lāw — WLC · 7
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Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤕𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤆𐤊
קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ אַ֝תָּ֗ה וַאֲר֥וֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ׃ qū·māh Yah·weh lim·nū·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā ’at·tāh wa·’ă·rō·wn ‘uz·ze·ḵā — WLC · 8
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May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤅 𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤅𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤅
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־ צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ kō·hă·ne·ḵā yil·bə·šū- ṣe·ḏeq wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā yə·ran·nê·nū — WLC · 9
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For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject… Your anointed one.
𐤁𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤁 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇𐤊
בַּ֭עֲבוּר עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ דָּוִ֣ד אַל־ תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ ba·‘ă·ḇūr ‘aḇ·de·ḵā dā·wiḏ ’al- tā·šêḇ pə·nê mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā — WLC · 10
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The LORD swore an oath to David…, a promise He will not revoke…: “One of your descendants… I will place on your throne
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤐𐤓𐤉 𐤁𐤈𐤍𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤊𐤎𐤀 𐤋𐤊
יְהוָ֨ה׀ נִשְׁבַּֽע־ לְדָוִ֡ד אֱמֶת֮ לֹֽא־ יָשׁ֪וּב מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה מִפְּרִ֥י בִטְנְךָ֑ אָ֝שִׁ֗ית לְכִסֵּא־ לָֽךְ׃ Yah·weh niš·ba‘- lə·ḏā·wiḏ ’ĕ·meṯ lō- yā·šūḇ mim·men·nāh mip·pə·rî ḇiṭ·nə·ḵā ’ā·šîṯ lə·ḵis·sê- lāḵ — WLC · 11
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If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
𐤀𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤕𐤉 𐤆𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤂𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤋𐤊𐤎𐤀 𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤃𐤉 𐤏𐤃
אִֽם־ בָנֶ֨יךָ׀ יִשְׁמְר֬וּ בְּרִיתִי֮ וְעֵדֹתִ֥י ז֗וֹ אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם גַּם־ יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ לְכִסֵּא־ לָֽךְ׃ עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד ’im- ḇā·ne·ḵā yiš·mə·rū bə·rî·ṯî wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯî zōw ’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm bə·nê·hem gam- yê·šə·ḇū lə·ḵis·sê- lāḵ ‘ă·ḏê- ‘aḏ — WLC · 12
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For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤁𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤋𐤅
כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֣ה בָחַ֣ר בְּצִיּ֑וֹן אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃ kî- Yah·weh ḇā·ḥar bə·ṣî·yō·wn ’iw·wāh lə·mō·wō·šāḇ lōw — WLC · 13
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“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired [this home].
𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤃𐤉 𐤏𐤃 𐤐𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤄
זֹאת־ מְנוּחָתִ֥י עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד פֹּֽה־ אֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב כִּ֣י אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃ zōṯ- mə·nū·ḥā·ṯî ‘ă·ḏê- ‘aḏ pōh- ’ê·šêḇ kî ’iw·wi·ṯî·hā — WLC · 14
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I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤇𐤌
אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ בָּרֵ֣ךְ צֵ֭ידָהּ אַשְׂבִּ֥יעַֽ אֶ֝בְיוֹנֶ֗יהָ לָֽחֶם׃ ’ă·ḇā·rêḵ bā·rêḵ ṣê·ḏāh ’aś·bî·a‘ ’eḇ·yō·w·ne·hā lā·ḥem — WLC · 15
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I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy…
𐤀𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤄 𐤓𐤍𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤅
אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ וְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָ יֶ֑שַׁע וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ רַנֵּ֥ן יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ ’al·bîš wə·ḵō·hă·ne·hā ye·ša‘ wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·hā ran·nên yə·ran·nê·nū — WLC · 16
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There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
𐤔𐤌 𐤒𐤓𐤍 𐤀𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤇 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤓 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇𐤉
שָׁ֤ם קֶ֣רֶן אַצְמִ֣יחַ לְדָוִ֑ד עָרַ֥כְתִּי נֵ֝֗ר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃ šām qe·ren ’aṣ·mî·aḥ lə·ḏā·wiḏ ‘ā·raḵ·tî nêr lim·šî·ḥî — WLC · 17
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I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
𐤀𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤕 𐤍𐤆𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤑
אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ א֭וֹיְבָיו בֹּ֑שֶׁת נִזְרֽוֹ׃ וְ֝עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ ’al·bîš ’ō·wy·ḇāw bō·šeṯ niz·rōw wə·‘ā·lāw yā·ṣîṣ — WLC · 18