11 The Lord swore an oath to David,

a sure oath he will not revoke:

“One of your own descendants

I will place on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the statutes I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,

he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;

here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.

15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;

her poor I will satisfy with food.

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,

and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.

17 “Here I will make a horn grow for David

and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

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.

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.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation:

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David

with a promise he will never take back:

“I will place one of your descendants

on your throne.

12 If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant

and the laws that I teach them,

then your royal line

will continue forever and ever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he has desired it for his home.

14 “This is my resting place forever,” he said.

“I will live here, for this is the home I desired.

15 I will bless this city and make it prosperous;

I will satisfy its poor with food.

16 I will clothe its priests with godliness;

its faithful servants will sing for joy.

17 Here I will increase the power of David;

my anointed one will be a light for my people.

11 The Lord has sworn in truth to David;

He will not turn from it:

“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

12 If your sons will keep My covenant

And My testimony which I shall teach them,

Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His dwelling place:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision;

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation,

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There I will make the horn of David grow;

I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.

11 The Lord made a promise to David,

a sure promise that he will not take back.

He promised, “I will make one of your descendants

rule as king after you.

12 If your sons keep my agreement

and the rules that I teach them,

then their sons after them will rule

on your throne forever and ever.”

13 The Lord has chosen Jerusalem;

he wants it for his home.

14 He says, “This is my resting place forever.

Here is where I want to stay.

15 I will bless her with plenty;

I will fill her poor with food.

16 I will cover her priests with salvation,

and those who worship me will really sing for joy.

17 “I will make a king come from the family of David.

I will provide my appointed one descendants to rule after him.

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.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

11 Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne; 12 If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: 14 This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread; 16 And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David. 

This is a truth he will not take back: 

“I will set one of your own descendants on your throne. 

12 If your sons are faithful to my promise

and my written instructions that I will teach them, 

then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.” 

13 The Lord has chosen Zion. 

He wants it for his home. 

14 “This will be my resting place forever. 

Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion. 

15 I will certainly bless all that Zion needs. 

I will satisfy its needy people with food. 

16 I will clothe its priests with salvation. 

Then its godly ones will sing joyfully. 

17 There I will make a horn sprout up for David. 

I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. 

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,

a promise He will not abandon:

“I will set one of your descendants

on your throne.

12 If your sons keep My covenant

and My decrees that I will teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His home:

14 “This is My resting place forever;

I will make My home here

because I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless its food;

I will satisfy its needy with bread.

16 I will clothe its priests with salvation,

and its godly people will shout for joy.

17 There I will make a horn grow for David;

I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

11 The 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.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and my decrees that I shall teach them,

their sons also, forevermore,

shall sit on your throne.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation:

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will reside, for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless its provisions;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation,

and its faithful will shout for joy.

17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

11 Yahweh swore in truth to David;

he will not turn back from it.

“One from the fruit of your body

I will set on your throne.

12 If your sons will heed my covenant

and my testimonies that I will teach them,

their sons also forever

will sit on your throne.”

13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his habitation.

14 “This is my resting place forever;

here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 I will bless its provisions abundantly;

I will satisfy its poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe its priests with salvation,

and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

17 There I will cause a horn to grow for David;

I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

11 The Lord took an oath and made a promise to David.

It is a firm promise that he will never break.

He said, “After you die,

I will place one of your own sons on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the laws I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever.”

13 The Lord has chosen Zion.

That’s the place where he wants to live.

14 He has said, “This will be my resting place for ever and ever.

Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

15 I will greatly bless Zion with everything it needs.

I will give plenty of food to the poor people living there.

16 I will put salvation on its priests as if it were their clothes.

God’s faithful people will always sing with joy.

17 “Here in Jerusalem I will raise up a mighty king from the family of David.

I will set up the lamp of David’s kingdom for my anointed king.

Its flame will burn brightly forever.

11 The Lord has sworn to David

A truth from which He will not turn back:

“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

12 “If your sons will keep My covenant

And My testimony which I will teach them,

Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;

He has desired it for His habitation.

14 “This is My resting place forever;

Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

15 “I will abundantly bless her provision;

I will satisfy her needy with bread.

16 “Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,

And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

17 “There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;

I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.