| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1LORD, remember in David's favor all of his troubles; | 1Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured, |
| 2how he swore an oath to the LORD, vowing 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 lie down on my bed, | 3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed, |
| 4or let myself go to sleep or even take a nap, | 4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, |
| 5until I locate a place for the LORD, a dwelling place 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 about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar. | 6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. |
| 7Let's go to his dwelling place and worship at his footstool. | 7“Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!” |
| 8Arise, LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength. | 8Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. |
| 9May your priests be clothed with righteousness and may your godly ones shout for joy. | 9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy. |
| 10For the sake of your servant David, don't turn away the face of your anointed one. | 10For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. |
| 11The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in 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 my statutes that I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever." | 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, desiring it as his dwelling place. | 13For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: |
| 14"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, because I desire to do so. | 14“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. |
| 15I will bless its provisions abundantly; I will satiate its poor with food. | 15I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. |
| 16I will clothe its priests with salvation and its godly ones will shout for joy. | 16Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. |
| 17There I will create a power base for David— I have prepared 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 disgrace, but on him his crown will shine." | 18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” |
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