1 Lord, remember Davidand all his self-denial.
2 He swore an oath to the Lord,he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 ‘I will not enter my houseor go to my bed,
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyesor slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place for the Lord,a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.’
6 We heard it in Ephrathah,we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
7 ‘Let us go to his dwelling-place,let us worship at his footstool, saying,