11 LORD, remember David— all the ways he suffered
2and how he swore to the LORD, how he promised the strong one of Jacob:
3"I won't enter my house, won't get into my bed.
4I won't let my eyes close, won't let my eyelids sleep,
5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the strong one of Jacob."
6Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7Let's enter God's dwelling place; let's worship at the place God rests his feet!
8Get up, LORD, go to your residence— you and your powerful covenant chest!
9Let your priests be dressed in righteousness; let your faithful shout out with joy!
10And for the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.
11The LORD swore to David a true promise that God won't take back: "I will put one of your own children on your throne.
12And if your children keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, then their children too will rule on your throne forever."
13Because the LORD chose Zion; he wanted it for his home.
14"This is my residence forever. I will live here because I wanted it for myself.
15I will most certainly bless its food supply; I will fill its needy full of food!
16I will dress its priests in salvation, and its faithful will shout out loud with joy!
17It is there that I will make David's strength thrive. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one there.
18I will dress his enemies in shame, but the crown he wears will shine."