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(The Lord Has Chosen Zion)A Song of Ascents.
Remember, O Lord, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured,
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how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
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"I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
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I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
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until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
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Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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"Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"
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Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
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Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
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For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
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The 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.
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If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne."
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For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
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"This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
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I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
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There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
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His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine."