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Psalm 132:7–14

“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us fworship at his gfootstool!”

hArise, O Lord, and go to your iresting place,

you and the ark of your jmight.

Let your kpriests be lclothed with righteousness,

and let your msaints shout for joy.

10  For the sake of your servant David,

ndo not turn away the face of oyour anointed one.

11  pThe Lord swore to David a sure oath

qfrom which he will not turn back:

r“One of the sons of your body1

I will set on your throne.

12  If your sons keep my covenant

and my testimonies that I shall teach them,

their sons also forever

shall ssit on your throne.”

13  For the Lord has tchosen Zion;

he has udesired it for his dwelling place:

14  “This is my vresting place forever;

here I will wdwell, for I have desired it.

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Psalm 132:7–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Let us go to his dwelling place,

let us worship at his footstool, saying,

‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.

May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;

may your faithful people sing for joy.’ ”

10 For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,

a sure oath he will not revoke:

“One of your own descendants

I will place on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the statutes I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,

he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;

here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

We will go into his tabernacles:

We will worship at his footstool.

Arise, O Lord, into thy rest;

Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;

And let thy saints shout for joy.

10 For thy servant David’s sake

Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David;

He will not turn from it;

Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant

And my testimony that I shall teach them,

Their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my rest for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let us go to the sanctuary of the Lord;

let us worship at the footstool of his throne.

Arise, O Lord, and enter your resting place,

along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

May your priests be clothed in godliness;

may your loyal servants sing for joy.

10 For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject the king you have anointed.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David

with a promise he will never take back:

“I will place one of your descendants

on your throne.

12 If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant

and the laws that I teach them,

then your royal line

will continue forever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he has desired it for his home.

14 “This is my resting place forever,” he said.

“I will live here, for this is the home I desired.

Psalm 132:7–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Let us go into His tabernacle;

Let us worship at His footstool.

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,

You and the ark of Your strength.

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,

And let Your saints shout for joy.

10 For Your servant David’s sake,

Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

11 The Lord has sworn in truth to David;

He will not turn from it:

“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

12 If your sons will keep My covenant

And My testimony which I shall teach them,

Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His dwelling place:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

Let’s go to the Lord’s house.

Let’s worship at his footstool.

Rise, Lord, and come to your resting place;

come with the Ark that shows your strength.

May your priests do what is right.

May your people sing for joy.

10 For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your appointed king.

11 The Lord made a promise to David,

a sure promise that he will not take back.

He promised, “I will make one of your descendants

rule as king after you.

12 If your sons keep my agreement

and the rules that I teach them,

then their sons after them will rule

on your throne forever and ever.”

13 The Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he wants it for his home.

14 He says, “This is my resting place forever.

Here is where I want to stay.

Psalm 132:7–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

We will go into his tabernacles;

We will worship at his footstool.

Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place;

Thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness;

And let thy saints shout for joy.

10 For thy servant David’s sake

Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth;

He will not turn from it:

Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant

And my testimony that I shall teach them,

Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my resting-place for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool. Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne; 12 If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: 14 This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Let’s go to his dwelling place. 

Let’s worship at his footstool. 

O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place 

with the ark of your power. 

Clothe your priests with righteousness. 

Let your godly ones sing with joy. 

10 For the sake of your servant David, 

do not reject your anointed one. 

11 The Lord swore an oath to David. 

This is a truth he will not take back: 

“I will set one of your own descendants on your throne. 

12 If your sons are faithful to my promise

and my written instructions that I will teach them, 

then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.” 

13 The Lord has chosen Zion. 

He wants it for his home. 

14 “This will be my resting place forever. 

Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion. 

Psalm 132:7–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Let us go to His dwelling place;

let us worship at His footstool.

Rise up, Lord, come to Your resting place,

You and Your powerful ark.

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and may Your godly people shout for joy.

10 Because of Your servant David,

do not reject Your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,

a promise He will not abandon:

“I will set one of your descendants

on your throne.

12 If your sons keep My covenant

and My decrees that I will teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His home:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

I will make My home here

because I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us worship at his footstool.”

Rise up, O Lord, and go to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and let your faithful shout for joy.

10 For your servant David’s sake

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

11 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.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and my decrees that I shall teach them,

their sons also, forevermore,

shall sit on your throne.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation:

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let us go to his dwelling places;

Let us worship at his footstool.

Arise, O Yahweh, to your resting place,

you and your mighty ark.

Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness,

and let your faithful sing for joy.

10 For the sake of your servant David,

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

11 Yahweh swore in truth to David;

he will not turn back from it.

“One from the fruit of your body

I will set on your throne.

12 If your sons will heed my covenant

and my testimonies that I will teach them,

their sons also forever

will sit on your throne.”

13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation.

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

Psalm 132:7–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Let us go to the Lord’s house.

Let us worship at his feet.

Lord, rise up and come to your resting place.

Come in together with the ark. It’s the sign of your power.

May your priests put on godliness as if it were their clothes.

May your faithful people sing with joy.”

10 In honor of your servant David,

don’t turn your back on your anointed king.

11 The Lord took an oath and made a promise to David.

It is a firm promise that he will never break.

He said, “After you die,

I will place one of your own sons on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the laws I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever.”

13 The Lord has chosen Zion.

That’s the place where he wants to live.

14 He has said, “This will be my resting place for ever and ever.

Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

Psalm 132:7–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Let us go into His dwelling place;

Let us worship at His footstool.

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,

You and the ark of Your strength.

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,

And let Your godly ones sing for joy.

10 For the sake of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

11 The Lord has sworn to David

A truth from which He will not turn back:

“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

12 If your sons will keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His habitation.

14 This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.


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