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132:1  Lord, do you remember that time when my heart was so filled with turmoil?
132:2  I couldn’t rest, I couldn’t sleep, thinking how I ought to build a permanent home for the Ark of the Lord, a Temple for the Mighty One of Israel. Then I vowed that I would do it; I made a solemn promise to the Lord.
132:3  I couldn’t rest, I couldn’t sleep, thinking how I ought to build a permanent home for the Ark of the Lord, a Temple for the Mighty One of Israel. Then I vowed that I would do it; I made a solemn promise to the Lord.
132:4  I couldn’t rest, I couldn’t sleep, thinking how I ought to build a permanent home for the Ark of the Lord, a Temple for the Mighty One of Israel. Then I vowed that I would do it; I made a solemn promise to the Lord.
132:5  I couldn’t rest, I couldn’t sleep, thinking how I ought to build a permanent home for the Ark of the Lord, a Temple for the Mighty One of Israel. Then I vowed that I would do it; I made a solemn promise to the Lord.
132:6  First the Ark was in Ephrathah, then in the distant countryside of Jaar.
132:7  But now it will be settled in the Temple, in God’s permanent home here on earth. That is where we will go to worship him.
132:8  Arise, O Lord, and enter your Temple with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
132:9  We will clothe the priests in white, the symbol of all purity. May our nation shout for joy.
132:10  Do not reject your servant David—the king you chose for your people.
132:11  For you promised me that my son would sit on my throne and succeed me. And surely you will never go back on a promise!
132:12  You also promised that if my descendants will obey the terms of your contract with me, then the dynasty of David shall never end.
132:13  O Lord, you have chosen Jerusalem as your home:
132:14  “This is my permanent home where I shall live,” you said, “for I have always wanted it this way.
132:15  I will make this city prosperous and satisfy her poor with food.
132:16  I will clothe her priests with salvation; her saints shall shout for joy.
132:17  David’s power shall grow, for I have decreed for him a mighty Son.
132:18  I’ll clothe his enemies with shame, but he shall be a glorious King.”