3HOPE O ISRAEL TO YAHWEH FROM NOW AND UNTIL PERPETUITY 3O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.
1REMEMBER O YAHWEH TO DAVID <OBJ.> ALL BEING AFFLICTED HE 1O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
2WHO HE SWORE AN OATH TO YAHWEH HE VOWED TO [THE] MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB 2how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3IF I WILL GO IN [THE] TENT OF HOUSE MY IF I WILL GO UP ON [THE] COUCH OF BEDS MY 3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
4IF I WILL GIVE SLEEP TO EYES MY TO EYELIDS MY SLUMBER 4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5UNTIL I WILL FIND A PLACE FOR YAHWEH DWELLING PLACE<S> FOR [THE] MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB 5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.*NoteCloseLXX for the God of Jacob; see Acts 7:46. ”
6HERE! WE HEARD OF IT IN EPHRATHAH WE FOUND IT IN [THE] FIELDS OF JAAR 6We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah;*NoteCloseLiterally Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7LET US GO TO DWELLING PLACE<S> HIS LET US BOW DOWN TO [THE] FOOTSTOOL OF FEET HIS 7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
8ARISE! O YAHWEH TO RESTING PLACE YOUR YOU AND [THE] ARK OF STRENGTH YOUR 8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
9PRIESTS YOUR LET THEM BE CLOTHED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND FAITHFUL [PEOPLE] YOUR LET THEM SHOUT FOR JOY 9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
10FOR SAKE OF DAVID SERVANT YOUR MAY NOT YOU TURN AWAY [THE] FACE OF ANOINTED YOUR 10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
11HE SWORE AN OATH YAHWEH TO DAVID FAITHFULNESS NOT HE WILL TURN BACK FROM IT ONE OF [THE] FRUIT OF BELLY YOUR I WILL SET TO THRONE OF YOU 11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne
12IF THEY WILL KEEP SONS YOUR COVENANT MY AND TESTIMONIES MY WHICH I WILL TEACH THEM ALSO SONS THEIR UNTIL PERPETUITY THEY WILL SIT TO THRONE OF YOU 12If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
13FOR HE HAS CHOSEN YAHWEH <IN> ZION HE HAS DESIRED IT TO A DWELLING PLACE OF HIM 13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home
14THIS [IS] RESTING PLACE MY UNTIL PERPETUITY HERE I WILL DWELL FOR I HAVE DESIRED IT 14“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
15PROVISION[S] ITS CERTAINLY <BLESS> I WILL BLESS NEEDY [PEOPLE] ITS I WILL SATISFY FOOD 15I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16AND PRIESTS ITS I WILL CLOTHE SALVATION AND FAITHFUL [PEOPLE] ITS CERTAINLY <SHOUT> THEY WILL SHOUT FOR JOY 16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
17THERE I WILL MAKE GROW A HORN FOR DAVID I HAVE SET IN ORDER A LAMP FOR ANOINTED MY 17There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
18ENEMIES HIS I WILL CLOTHE SHAME AND ON HIM IT WILL SHINE CROWN HIS 18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”