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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 132 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/132.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/132-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Psalm 132</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/131.htm" title="Psalm 131">◄</a> Psalm 132 <a href="../psalms/133.htm" title="Psalm 133">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/psalms/132.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmhdg">Psalm 132</p><p class="hebrewtitle">A song of ascents.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="name">Lord</span>, remember David</p><p class="line2">and all his self-denial.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He swore an oath to the <span class="name">Lord</span>,</p><p class="line2">he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I will not enter my house</p><p class="line2">or go to my bed,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I will allow no sleep to my eyes</p><p class="line2">or slumber to my eyelids,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>till I find a place for the <span class="name">Lord</span>,</p><p class="line2">a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>We heard it in Ephrathah,</p><p class="line2">we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or heard of it in Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)">a</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Let us go to his dwelling place,</p><p class="line2">let us worship at his footstool, saying,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>‘Arise, <span class="name">Lord</span>, and come to your resting place,</p><p class="line2">you and the ark of your might.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;</p><p class="line2">may your faithful people sing for joy.’ ”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For the sake of your servant David,</p><p class="line2">do not reject your anointed one.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> swore an oath to David,</p><p class="line2">a sure oath he will not revoke:</p><p class="line1">“One of your own descendants</p><p class="line2">I will place on your throne.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If your sons keep my covenant</p><p class="line2">and the statutes I teach them,</p><p class="line1">then their sons will sit</p><p class="line2">on your throne for ever and ever.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For the <span class="name">Lord</span> has chosen Zion,</p><p class="line2">he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“This is my resting place for ever and ever;</p><p class="line2">here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I will bless her with abundant provisions;</p><p class="line2">her poor I will satisfy with food.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I will clothe her priests with salvation,</p><p class="line2">and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Here I will make a horn <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.">b</a></sup></span> grow for David</p><p class="line2">and set up a lamp for my anointed one.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/132-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I will clothe his enemies with shame,</p><p class="line2">but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>heard of it in Ephrathah,<br />     we found it in the fields of Jearim.</i> (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotebot"><i>Horn</i> here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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