# Psalms 132.11-12 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 9. Let thy priest 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. (Psalms 132:9-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 9. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!” 10. For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one. > > **11. Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. 12. If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”** > > 13. For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. 14. “This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it. (Psalms 132:9-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 9. 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. body: Heb. belly 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. (Psalms 132:9-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 9. Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud. 10. For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed. > > **11. Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee. 12. If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.** > > 13. For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired [it] for a seat to Himself, 14. This [is] My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it. (Psalms 132:9-14, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Davidic Covenant](/codex/2-samuel-7-14/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.