132
1 (Shir HaMa'alot)
Hashem, remember Dovid, and all his afflictions;
2 How he swore unto Hashem,
and vowed unto Avir Ya'akov (the Mighty One of Ya'akov);
3 Surely I will not come into the ohel of my bais,
nor go up into my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
nor tenumah (slumber) to mine eyelids,
5 Until I find a makom (place) for Hashem,
even mishkanot for the Avir Ya'akov.
6 Hinei, we heard of it at Ephratah;
we found it in the sedei Ya'ar (fields of Ya'ar).
7 We will go into His mishkanot;
we will worship at the hadom (footstool) of His raglayim.
8 Arise, Hashem, into Thy menuchah (resting place);
Thou, and the Aron of Thy oz (might).
9 Let Thy Kohanim be clothed with tzedek;
and let Thy chasidim sing for joy.
10 For the sake of Dovid Thy Eved,
do not turn away the face of Thine Moshiach.*
11 Hashem hath sworn in emes unto Dovid;
He will not turn from His oath:
Of the p'ri (fruit) of thy beten (body)
will I set upon thy kisse (throne).
12 If thy Banim are shomer over My Brit
and My Edot that I shall teach them,
their Banim shall also sit upon thy kisse adei-ad (forevermore).
13 For Hashem hath chosen Tziyon;
He hath desired her for His moshav.
14 This is My menuchah (resting place) adei-ad (forever);
here will I dwell; for I have desired her.
15 I will place a bountiful brocha on her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with lechem.
16 I will also clothe her Kohanim with Yesha (salvation);
and her chasidim shall sing aloud for joy.
17 There atzmi'ach (I will make sprout)† the Keren of Dovid;
I have ordained a ner (lamp) for My Moshiach.
18 His oyevim will I clothe with boshet (shame);
but upon him‡ shall his nezer (crown) be resplendent.
* 132:10 See Isa 52:13; 53:11 † 132:17 i.e., Tzemach ‡ 132:18 Moshiach