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Psalms132

Psalm 132 recounts David's fervent vow to find a dwelling place for the Lord's Ark before seeking his own comfort. It then transitions to God's solemn oath to David, promising a perpetual lineage on the throne, conditional upon their obedience. The psalm concludes with God's declaration of Zion as His chosen and eternal habitation, where He will bless His people and establish David's dynasty.

David's Vow to Find God's Dwelling

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A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.
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Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
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`If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,
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If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids--slumber,
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Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

The Search for the Ark and the Prayer for Rest

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`Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.
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We come in to His tabernacles, We bow ourselves at His footstool.
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Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,
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Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.
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For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.

God's Eternal Oath to David and Zion

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Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.
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If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.
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For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,
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This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.
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Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy with bread,
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And her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.
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There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
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His enemies I do clothe with shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!
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