Psalm 89:19–37

God’s Promise to David

¹⁹In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants,

“I have given help to a famous soldier;

I have given the throne to one I chose from the people.

^20*I have made my servant David king

by anointing him with holy oil.

²¹My strength will always be with him,

my power will make him strong.

²²His enemies will never succeed against him;

the wicked will not defeat him.

²³I will crush his foes

and kill everyone who hates him.

²⁴I will love him and be loyal to him;

I will make him always victorious.

²⁵I will extend his kingdom

from the Mediterranean to the River Euphrates.

²⁶He will say to me,

‘You are my father and my God;

you are my protector and saviour.’

^27*I will make him my firstborn son,

the greatest of all kings.

²⁸I will always keep my promise to him,

and my covenant with him will last for ever.

²⁹His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky;

a descendant of his will always be king.

³⁰“But if his descendants disobey my law

and do not live according to my commands,

³¹if they disregard my instructions

and do not keep my commandments,

³²then I will punish them for their sins;

I will make them suffer for their wrongs.

³³But I will not stop loving David

or fail to keep my promise to him.

³⁴I will not break my covenant with him

or take back even one promise I made him.

³⁵“Once and for all I have promised by my holy name:

I will never lie to David.

³⁶He will always have descendants,

and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.

³⁷It will be as permanent as the moon,

that faithful witness in the sky.”