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
132:2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,
and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. 5
6:6 I am exhausted as I groan;
all night long I drench my bed in tears; 6
my tears saturate the cushion beneath me. 7
12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel 8 acts mightily 9 among you!”
1 tn Or “for.”
2 tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”
3 tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the
4 tn Heb “for I desired it.”
5 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”
6 tn Heb “I cause to swim through all the night my bed.”
7 tn Heb “with my tears my bed I flood/melt.”
8 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
9 tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.