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PSALMS 132
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Yahweh, do not forget King David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
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He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom our ancestor Jacob worshiped.
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He said, “I will not go home, I will not rest on my bed,
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I will not sleep at all
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until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob worshiped.”
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In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We went and found it in the fields of Jearim city, and we took it to Jerusalem.
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Later we said, “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem; let’s worship there in front of the throne where he sits.”
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Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.
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I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests will always be evident, just like the beautiful robes that they wear [MET], and that your people will always shout joyfully.
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You chose David to serve you as king of Israel; do not reject/abandon him!
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Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like you.
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If they keep my agreement with them and obey all the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”
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Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
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he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
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I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give enough food even to satisfy the poor people there.
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I will cause the priests to behave in a manner worthy of being ones whom I have saved; that will be as evident as the beautiful robes that they wear [MET]; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.
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There in Jerusalem I will cause one of David’s descendants [MET] to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king, and he will be like a bright lamp [MET] that shines continually.
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I will defeat his enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will always shine.”