to David, and he will not make it
void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne.
131:12. If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies
which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit
upon thy throne.
131:13. For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his
dwelling.
131:14. This is my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have
chosen it.
131:15. Blessing I will bless her widow: I will satisfy her poor with
bread.
131:16. I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall
rejoice with exceeding great joy.
131:17. There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp
for my anointed.
131:18. His enemies I will clothe with confusion: but upon him shall my
sanctification flourish.
Psalms Chapter 132
Ecce quam bonum.
The happiness of brotherly love and concord.
132:1. A gradual canticle of David. Behold how good and how pleasant it
is for brethren to dwell together in unity:
132:2. Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the
beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:
132:3. As the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion. For there
the Lord hath commanded blessing, and life for evermore.
Psalms Chapter 133
Ecce nunc benedicite.
An exhortation to praise God continually.
133:1. A gradual canticle. Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants
of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the
house of our God.
133:2. In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, and bless ye
the Lord.
133:3. May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and
earth.
Psalms Chapter 134
Laudate nomen.
An exhortation to praise God: the vanity of idols.
134:1. Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord: O you his servants,
praise the Lord:
134:2. You that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the
house of our God.
134:3. Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing ye to his name,
for it is sweet.
134:4. For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: Israel for his own
possession.
134:5. For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all
gods.
134:6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in
the sea, and in all the deeps.
134:7. He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made
lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his s
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