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A Song of Degrees.
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Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:
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how he sware to the Lord, and vowed to the God of Jacob, saying,
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I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed;
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I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,
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until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
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Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.
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Let us enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood.
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Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thine holiness.
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Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and thy saints shall exult.
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For the sake of thy servant David turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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The Lord sware in truth to David, and he will not annul it, saying, Of the fruit of thy body will I set a king upon thy throne.
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If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.
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For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, saying,
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This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.
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I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult.
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There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.
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His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.