Psalm 132 Text

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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Text (Hebrew) Verse Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Text (Hebrew) Verse Text (CBC)
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת 1a The Song of Ascents.
זְכוֹר־יְהוָ֥ה לְדָוִ֑ד 1b Remember, YHWH, for David’s sake,
אֵ֝ת כָּל־עֻנּוֹתֽוֹ׃ 1c everything that he endured,
אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֭שְׁבַּע לַיהוָ֑ה 2a he who swore to YHWH
נָ֝דַ֗ר לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 2b (who) vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
אִם־אָ֭בֹא בְּאֹ֣הֶל בֵּיתִ֑י 3a "I will not go into the dwelling place which is my house,
אִם־אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗ה עַל־עֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃ 3b or go up onto the bed which is my couch,
אִם־אֶתֵּ֣ן שְׁנַ֣ת לְעֵינָ֑י 4a or give sleep to my eyes
לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י תְּנוּמָֽה׃ 4b or slumber to my eyelids,
עַד־אֶמְצָ֣א מָ֭קוֹם לַיהוָ֑ה 5a before I find a place for YHWH,
מִ֝שְׁכָּנ֗וֹת לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 5b a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה 6a Look! We heard about it in Ephrathah;
מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃ 6b we found it in the fields of Jaar:
נָב֥וֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֑יו 7a "Let us go to his dwelling place,
נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לַהֲדֹ֥ם רַגְלָֽיו׃ 7b let us bow down toward his footstool!
קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶ֑ךָ 8a Set out, YHWH, to your resting place,
אַ֝תָּ֗ה וַאֲר֥וֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ׃ 8b you and your strong ark!
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶ֑דֶק 9a May your priests be clothed with righteousness,
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ 9b and may your faithful ones sing for joy!"
בַּ֭עֲבוּר דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ 10a For the sake of David, your servant,
אַל־תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ 10b do not refuse your anointed one.
נִשְׁבַּֽע־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לְדָוִ֡ד אֱמֶת֮ 11a YHWH swore to David (in) sincerity;
לֹֽא־יָשׁ֪וּב מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה 11b he will not turn back from it:
מִפְּרִ֥י בִטְנְךָ֑ 11c "(Someone) from your offspring,
אָ֝שִׁ֗ית לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃ 11d I will place on your throne.
אִֽם־יִשְׁמְר֬וּ בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀ בְּרִיתִי֮ 12a If your descendants keep my covenant
וְעֵדֹתִ֥י ז֗וֹ אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם 12b and my laws that I will teach them,
גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם עֲדֵי־ע֑ד 12c then their descendants will also forever
יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃ 12d sit on your throne."
כִּֽי־בָחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה בְּצִיּ֑וֹן 13a For YHWH had chosen Zion;
אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃ 13b he had desired her as his dwelling place:
זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִ֥י עֲדֵי־ע֑ד 14a "This is my resting place forever;
פֹּֽה־אֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב כִּ֣י אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃ 14b here I will dwell, because I have desired her.
צֵ֭ידָהּ בָּרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ 15a I will richly bless her provisions;
אֶ֝בְיוֹנֶ֗יהָ אַשְׂבִּ֥יעַֽ לָֽחֶם׃ 15b her poor (people) I will satisfy with food.
וְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָ אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ יֶ֑שַׁע 16a And her priests I will clothe with salvation,
וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ רַנֵּ֥ן יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ 16b and her faithful ones will sing exuberantly for joy.
שָׁ֤ם אַצְמִ֣יחַ קֶ֣רֶן לְדָוִ֑ד 17a There I will cause a horn to grow for David;
עָרַ֥כְתִּי נֵ֝֗ר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃ 17b I have put in place a lamp for my anointed one.
א֭וֹיְבָיו אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ בֹּ֑שֶׁת 18a His enemies I will clothe with shame,
וְ֝עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃ 18b but his crown will flourish on him."

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