Psalm 132 (Tate & Brady)

1 Let David, Lord, a constant place

in thy remembrance find:

Let all the sorrows he endured

be ever in thy mind.

2 Remember what a solemn oath

to thee, his Lord, he swore;

How to the mighty God he vowed,

whom Jacob's sons adore:

3,4 I will not go into my house,

nor to my bed ascend;

No soft repose shall close my eyes,

nor sleep my eyelids bend:

5 Till for the Lord's designed abode

I mark the destined ground;

Till I a decent place of rest

for Jacob's God have found.

6 Th' appointed place with shouts of joy

at Ephrata we found,

And made the woods and neighb'ring fields

our glad applause resound.

7 O with due rev'rence let us then

to his abode repair;

And, prostrate at his footstool fall'n

pour out our humble pray'r,

8 Arise, O Lord, and now possess

thy constant place of rest;

Be that, not only with thy ark,

but with thy presence blessed.

9,10 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness,

make thou thy saints rejoice;

And, for thy servant David's sake,

hear thy anointed's voice.

11 God sware to David in his truth,

nor shall his oath be vain,

One of thy offspring, after thee,

upon thy throne shall reign.

12 And if thy seed my cov'nant keep,

and to my laws submit,

Their children too upon thy throne

for evermore shall sit.

13,14 For Zion does in God's esteem

all other seats excel;

His place of everlasting rest,

where he desires to dwell.

15,16 Her stores, says he, I will increase,

her poor with plenty bless;

Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests

my saving health confess.

17 There David's pow'r shall long remain

in his successive line,

And my anointed servant there

shall with fresh luster shine.

18 The faces of his vanquish'd foes

confusion shall o'erspread,

Whilst, with confirmed success, his crown

shall flourish on his head.