Remember David, LORD, and all his hardships,how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:“I will not enter my dwelling tent or climb into my bed;I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,until I find a place for the LORD, dwelling places for the Mighty One of Jacob.”Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of the forest.Let us enter his dwelling places; let us bow down at his footstool.Arise, LORD, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength.Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful ones shout for joy.For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed one.The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons too will sit on your throne forever.”For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it as his dwelling:“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.I will clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.There I will make a horn sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his crown will gleam upon him.”
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Holy Bible, BibliaTodo New Translation (BTNT). Published by BibliaTodo Bible Society, an imprint of BibliaTodo LLC.