| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all his self-denial. | 1Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured, |
| 2He swore an oath to the LORD, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: | 2how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, |
| 3"I will not enter my house or go to my bed, | 3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed, |
| 4I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, | 4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, |
| 5till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob." | 5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” |
| 6We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: | 6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. |
| 7"Let us go to his dwelling place, let us worship at his footstool, saying, | 7“Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!” |
| 8Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. | 8Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. |
| 9May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.'" | 9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy. |
| 10For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one. | 10For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. |
| 11The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: "One of your own descendants I will place on your throne. | 11The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne. |
| 12If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever." | 12If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne.” |
| 13For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying, | 13For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: |
| 14"This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it. | 14“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. |
| 15I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food. | 15I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. |
| 16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. | 16Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. |
| 17"Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one. | 17There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. |
| 18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown." | 18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” |
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