how he swore to the Lord
    and (A)vowed to (B)the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
I will not (C)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
until I (D)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for (E)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Behold, we heard of it in (F)Ephrathah;
    we found it in (G)the fields of Jaar.
“Let us go to his dwelling place;
    let us (H)worship at his (I)footstool!”

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He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(A)
“I will not enter my house(B)
    or go to my bed,
I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place(C) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

We heard it in Ephrathah,(D)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a](E)
“Let us go to his dwelling place,(F)
    let us worship at his footstool,(G) saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)