The Lord Has Chosen Zion
A Song of aAscents.
Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all bthe hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and avowed to bthe Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not agive sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I afind a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for bthe Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in aEphrathah;
we found it in bthe fields of Jaar.
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us aworship at his bfootstool!”
8 aArise, O Lord, and go to your bresting place,
you and the ark of your cmight.
9 Let your apriests be bclothed with righteousness,
and let your csaints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
ado not turn away the face of byour anointed one.
11 aThe Lord swore to David a sure oath
bfrom which he will not turn back:
c“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall asit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has achosen Zion;
he has bdesired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my aresting place forever;
here I will bdwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly abless her provisions;
I will bsatisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her apriests I will clothe with salvation,
and her asaints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make aa horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared ba lamp for cmy anointed.
18 His enemies I will aclothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”