• 0. A song of degrees.
  • 1. Lord, remember Dauid with all his affliction.
  • 2. Who sware vnto the Lorde, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iaakob, saying,
  • 3. I will not enter into the tabernacle of mine house, nor come vpon my pallet or bed,
  • 4. Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,
  • 5. Vntill I finde out a place for the Lorde, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.
  • 6. Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, and found it in the fieldes of the forest.
  • 7. We will enter into his Tabernacles, and worship before his footestoole.
  • 8. Arise, O Lord, to come into thy rest, thou, and the Arke of thy strength.
  • 9. Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse, and let thy Saints reioyce.
  • 10. For thy seruant Dauids sake refuse not the face of thine Anointed.
  • 11. The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy throne.
  • 12. If thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.
  • 13. For the Lord hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying,
  • 14. This is my rest for euer: here will I dwell, for I haue a delite therein.
  • 15. I will surely blesse her vitailes, and will satisfie her poore with bread,
  • 16. And will clothe her Priests with saluation, and her Saints shall shoute for ioye.
  • 17. There will I make the horne of Dauid to bud: for I haue ordeined a light for mine Anoynted.
  • 18. His enemies will I clothe with shame, but on him his crowne shall florish.