20 I have found David my servant;

with my sacred oil I have anointed him.

21 My hand will sustain him;

surely my arm will strengthen him.

22 The enemy will not get the better of him;

the wicked will not oppress him.

23 I will crush his foes before him

and strike down his adversaries.

24 My faithful love will be with him,

and through my name his horn will be exalted.

25 I will set his hand over the sea,

his right hand over the rivers.

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, the Rock my Savior.’

27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,

the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: Mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: And in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, And his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, Higher than the kings of the earth.

20 I have found my servant David.

I have anointed him with my holy oil.

21 I will steady him with my hand;

with my powerful arm I will make him strong.

22 His enemies will not defeat him,

nor will the wicked overpower him.

23 I will beat down his adversaries before him

and destroy those who hate him.

24 My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him,

and by my authority he will grow in power.

25 I will extend his rule over the sea,

his dominion over the rivers.

26 And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’

27 I will make him my firstborn son,

the mightiest king on earth.

20 I have found My servant David;

With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 With whom My hand shall be established;

Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not outwit him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 I will beat down his foes before his face,

And plague those who hate him.

24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,

And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 Also I will set his hand over the sea,

And his right hand over the rivers.

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,

My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 Also I will make him My firstborn,

The highest of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found my servant David;

I appointed him by pouring holy oil on him.

21 I will steady him with my hand

and strengthen him with my arm.

22 No enemy will make him give forced payments,

and wicked people will not defeat him.

23 I will crush his enemies in front of him;

I will defeat those who hate him.

24 My loyalty and love will be with him.

Through me he will be strong.

25 I will give him power over the sea

and control over the rivers.

26 He will say to me, ‘You are my father,

my God, the Rock, my Savior.’

27 I will make him my firstborn son,

the greatest king on earth.

20 I have found David my servant;

With my holy oil have I anointed him:

21 With whom my hand shall be established;

Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact from him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him,

And smite them that hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him;

And in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also on the sea,

And his right hand on the rivers.

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father,

My God, and the rock of my salvation.

27 I also will make him my first-born,

The highest of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him. 22 No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him; 23 But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him. 24 And my faithfulness and my loving-kindness shall be with him, and by my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall call unto me, Thou art my father, my •God, and the rock of my salvation; 27 And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

20 I found my servant David. 

I anointed him with my holy oil. 

21 My hand is ready to help him. 

My arm will also give him strength. 

22 No enemy will take him by surprise. 

No wicked person will mistreat him. 

23 I will crush his enemies in front of him 

and defeat those who hate him. 

24 My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, 

and in my name he will be victorious. 

25 I will put his ⸤left⸥ hand on the sea 

and his right hand on the rivers. 

26 He will call out to me, 

‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’ 

27 Yes, I will make him the firstborn. 

He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth. 

20 I have found David My servant;

I have anointed him with My sacred oil.

21 My hand will always be with him,

and My arm will strengthen him.

22 The enemy will not afflict him;

no wicked man will oppress him.

23 I will crush his foes before him

and strike those who hate him.

24 My faithfulness and love will be with him,

and through My name

his horn will be exalted.

25 I will extend his power to the sea

and his right hand to the rivers.

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

my God, the rock of my salvation.’

27 I will also make him My firstborn,

greatest of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found my servant David;

with my holy oil I have anointed him;

21 my hand shall always remain with him;

my arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not outwit him,

the wicked shall not humble him.

23 I will crush his foes before him

and strike down those who hate him.

24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;

and in my name his horn shall be exalted.

25 I will set his hand on the sea

and his right hand on the rivers.

26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’

27 I will make him the firstborn,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found David, my servant.

With my holy oil I have anointed him,

21 with whom my hand will be steadfast.

Surely my arm will strengthen him.

22 The enemy will not deceive him,

and no evil man will afflict him.

23 But I will crush his adversaries before him,

and I will strike those who hate him.

24 And so my faithfulness

and my loyal love will be with him,

and in my name his horn will rise up.

25 And I will set his hand on the sea

and his right hand on the rivers.

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 I will also make him the firstborn,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

20 I have found my servant David.

I have poured my sacred oil on his head.

21 My powerful hand will keep him going.

My mighty arm will give him strength.

22 No enemies will require him to bring gifts to them.

No evil person will beat him down.

23 I will crush the king’s enemies.

I will completely destroy them.

24 I will love him and be faithful to him.

Because of me his power will increase.

25 I will give him a great kingdom.

It will reach from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father.

You are my God. You are my Rock and Savior.’

27 I will also make him my oldest son.

Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one.

20 “I have found David My servant;

With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 With whom My hand will be established;

My arm also will strengthen him.

22 “The enemy will not deceive him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 “But I shall crush his adversaries before him,

And strike those who hate him.

24 “My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him,

And in My name his horn will be exalted.

25 “I shall also set his hand on the sea

And his right hand on the rivers.

26 “He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,

My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 “I also shall make him My firstborn,

The highest of the kings of the earth.