¹ Lord, remember David and all his self-denial. ² He swore an oath to the Lord, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: ³ “I will not enter my house or go to my bed, ⁴ I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, ⁵ till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” ⁶ We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: ⁷ “Let us go to his dwelling place, let us worship at his footstool, saying, ⁸ ‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.