1 Our Lord, don't forget Davidand how he suffered.
2 Mighty God of Jacob,remember how he promised:
3 “I won't go homeor crawl into bed
4 or close my eyelids,
5 until I find a home for you,the mighty Lord God of Jacob.”
6 When we were in Ephrath,we heard that the sacred chestwas somewhere near Jaar.
7 Then we said, “Let's goto the throne of the Lordand worship at his feet.”
8 Come to your new home, Lord,you and the sacred chestwith all its power.
9 Let victory be like robesfor the priests;let your faithful peoplecelebrate and shout.
10 David is your chosen one,so don't reject him.
11 You made a solemn promiseto David, when you said,“I, the Lord, promisethat someone in your familywill always be king.
12 If they keep our agreementand follow my teachings,then someone in your familywill rule forever.”
13 You have gladly chosen Zionas your home, our Lord.
14 You said, “This is my home!I will live here forever.
15 I will bless Zion with food,and even the poor will eatuntil they are full.
16 Victory will be like robesfor the priests,and its faithful peoplewill celebrate and shout.
17 I will give mighty powerto the kingdom of David.Each of my chosen kingswill shine like a lamp
18 and wear a sparkling crown.But I will disgracetheir enemies.”