Psalm 89:20–37

²⁰I have found David My servant;

I have anointed him with My sacred oil. ^y

²¹My hand will always be with him,

and My arm will strengthen him. ^z

²²The enemy will not afflict ^ahim;

no wicked man will oppress him. ^b

²³I will crush his foes before him

and strike those who hate him. ^c

²⁴My faithfulness and love will be with him,

and through My name

his horn will be exalted. ^d

²⁵I will extend his power to the sea

and his right hand to the rivers. ^e

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

my God, the rock of my salvation.’ ^g

²⁷I will also make him My firstborn,

greatest of the kings of the earth. ^h

²⁸I will always preserve My faithful love for him,

and My covenant with him will endure. ⁱ

²⁹I will establish his line forever,

his throne as long as heaven lasts. ^jk

³⁰If his sons forsake My instruction

and do not live by My ordinances, ^l

³¹if they dishonor My statutes

and do not keep My commands, ^m

³²then I will call their rebellion

to account with the rod,

their sin with blows. ⁿ

³³But I will not withdraw

My faithful love from him

or betray My faithfulness. ^o

³⁴I will not violate My covenant

or change what My lips have said. ^p

³⁵Once and for all

I have sworn an oath by My holiness;

I will not lie to David. ^q

³⁶His offspring will continue forever,

his throne like the sun before Me, ^r

³⁷like the moon, established forever,

a faithful witness in the sky.” ^sSelah