| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all his self-denial. | 1A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured, |
| 2He swore an oath to the LORD, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: | 2and how he swore an oath to the LORD, making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:" |
| 3"I will not enter my house or go to my bed, | 3I 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 allow my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber |
| 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 for the Mighty One of Jacob." |
| 6We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: | 6We heard of the ark 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, | 7Let 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. | 8Rise up, LORD, come to Your resting place, You and Your powerful ark. |
| 9May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.'" | 9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and may Your godly people shout for joy. |
| 10For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one. | 10Because of Your servant David, do not reject 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 an oath to David, a promise He will not abandon:" I will set one of your descendants 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 decrees that I will teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever." |
| 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 home:" |
| 14"This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it. | 14This is My resting place forever; I will make My home here because I have desired it. |
| 15I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food. | 15I will abundantly bless its food; I will satisfy its needy with bread. |
| 16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. | 16I will clothe its priests with salvation, and its godly people 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 grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one. |
| 18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown." | 18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown he wears will be glorious." |
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