• Yahweh Has Chosen Zion

  • 1 Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf, All his affliction;
  • 2 How he swore to Yahweh And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
  • 3 “Surely I will not come into my house, Nor lie in the comfort of my bed;
  • 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,
  • 5 Until I find a place for Yahweh, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
  • 6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah, We found it in the fields of Jaar.
  • 7 Let us come into His dwelling place; Let us worship at the footstool of His feet.
  • 8 Arise, O Yahweh, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
  • 9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your holy ones sing for joy.
  • 10 For the sake of David Your servant, Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.
  • 11 Yahweh has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
  • 12 “If your sons keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
  • 13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.
  • 14 “This is My resting place forever; Here I will inhabit, for I have desired it.
  • 15 “I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy with bread.
  • 16 “Her priests also I will clothe with salvation, And her holy ones will sing loudly for joy.
  • 17 “There I will cause the horn of David to spring up; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.
  • 18 “His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon him, his crown shall blossom.”