20 I have found David My servant;

I have anointed him with My sacred oil. y

21 My hand will always be with him,

and My arm will strengthen him. z

22 The enemy will not afflict a him;

no wicked man will oppress him. b

23 I will crush his foes before him

and strike those who hate him. c

24 My faithfulness and love will be with him,

and through My name

his horn will be exalted. d

25 I will extend his power to the sea

and his right hand to the rivers. e

26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, f

my God, the rock of my salvation.’ g

27 I will also make him My firstborn,

greatest of the kings of the earth. h

28 I will always preserve My faithful love for him,

and My covenant with him will endure. i

29 I will establish his line forever,

his throne as long as heaven lasts. j k

30 If his sons forsake My instruction

and do not live by My ordinances, l

31 if they dishonor My statutes

and do not keep My commands, m

32 then I will call their rebellion

to account with the rod,

their sin with blows. n

33 But I will not withdraw

My faithful love from him

or betray My faithfulness. o

34 I will not violate My covenant

or change what My lips have said. p

35 Once and for all

I have sworn an oath by My holiness;

I will not lie to David. q

36 His offspring will continue forever,

his throne like the sun before Me, r

37 like the moon, established forever,

a faithful witness in the sky.” s Selah