¹O LORD, remember in David’s favor
all the hardships he endured;
²how he swore to the LORD
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed;
⁴I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
⁶We heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling-place;
let us worship at his footstool.
⁸Rise up, O LORD, and go to your resting-place,
you and the ark of your might.
⁹Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your faithful shout for joy.
¹⁰For your servant David’s sake
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
¹¹The LORD swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I shall teach them,
their sons also, for evermore,
shall sit on your throne.”
¹³For the LORD has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:
¹⁴“This is my resting-place for ever;
here I will reside, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly bless its provisions;
I will satisfy its poor with bread.
¹⁶Its priests I will clothe with salvation,
and its faithful will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
¹⁸His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,
but on him, his crown will gleam.”

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• Open yourself to the dwelling place of the Lord.
• Free yourself to worship at his footstool.
• The Lord has prepared a lamp for you.
• Allow the light of the lamp to brighten your face.
• Notice how the flame dances.
• Notice how the color moves.
• What warmth do you feel?
• What is gleaming within you?
• What emanates from you?
• What is God’s message for you?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
• Share as you feel led in the reply box below.