Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 13

¹ Remember for David’s sake, O Lord, all his afflictions.
² Remember how he swore to the Lord.
He made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
³ “I will not enter my own house. ^[1]
I will not get into my own bed. ^[2]
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber,
⁵ until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah.
We found it in the fields of Ja’ar.
⁷ Let us go to his dwelling place.
Let us bow down at his footstool.
⁸ Arise, O Lord, come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your strength.
⁹ May your priests be clothed with righteousness.
May your favored ones shout for joy.
¹⁰ For the sake of David your servant,
do not reject the face of your Anointed One. ^[3]

¹¹ The Lord swore to David
    a truth from which he will not turn back:
“From the fruit of your body
    I will place kings on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I teach them,
then their sons will sit on your throne forever.”
¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion.
He has desired it for his dwelling.
¹⁴ “This is my resting place forever.
Here I will live, for I have desired it.
¹⁵ I will bless her greatly with food.
I will satisfy Zion’s poor with bread.
¹⁶ I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her favored ones will shout for joy.
¹⁷ There I will make a horn shoot up for David.
I will set up a lamp for my Anointed One.
¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but on him his crown will be beautiful.”