Mazmur 132:13-16

132:13 Certainly ¹  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ² 

132:14 He said, ³  “This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it. ⁴ 

132:15 I will abundantly supply what she needs; ⁵ 

I will give her poor all the food they need. ⁶ 

132:16 I will protect her priests, ⁷ 

and her godly people will shout exuberantly. ⁸ 

[132:13]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ² tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[132:14]  ³ tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I desired it.”

[132:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will greatly bless her provision.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.

[132:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “her poor I will satisfy [with] food.”

[132:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.”

[132:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “[with] shouting they will shout.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.