Psalm 89:26–37

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

my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’

And I will make him the firstborn,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,

and my covenant will stand firm for him.

I will establish his offspring forever

and his throne as the days of the heavens.

If his children forsake my law

and do not walk according to my rules,

if they violate my statutes

and do not keep my commandments,

then I will punish their transgression with the rod

and their iniquity with stripes,

but I will not remove from him my steadfast love

or be false to my faithfulness.

I will not violate my covenant

or alter the word that went forth from my lips.

Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;

I will not lie to David.

His offspring shall endure forever,

his throne as long as the sun before me.

Like the moon it shall be established forever,

a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

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

my God, the Rock my Savior.’

And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,

the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

I will maintain my love to him forever,

and my covenant with him will never fail.

I will establish his line forever,

his throne as long as the heavens endure.

“If his sons forsake my law

and do not follow my statutes,

if they violate my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

I will punish their sin with the rod,

their iniquity with flogging;

but I will not take my love from him,

nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

I will not violate my covenant

or alter what my lips have uttered.

Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—

and I will not lie to David—

that his line will continue forever

and his throne endure before me like the sun;

it will be established forever like the moon,

the faithful witness in the sky.”

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

my God, the rock of my salvation.’

I will also make him my firstborn,

greatest of the kings of the earth.

I will always preserve my faithful love for him,

and my covenant with him will endure.

I will establish his line forever,

his throne as long as heaven lasts.

If his sons abandon my instruction

and do not live by my ordinances,

if they dishonor my statutes

and do not keep my commands,

then I will call their rebellion

to account with the rod,

their iniquity with blows.

But I will not withdraw

my faithful love from him

or betray my faithfulness.

I will not violate my covenant

or change what my lips have said.

Once and for all

I have sworn an oath by my holiness;

I will not lie to David.

His offspring will continue forever,

his throne like the sun before me,

like the moon, established forever,

a faithful witness in the sky.”

Selah

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

my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’

I will make him my firstborn son,

the mightiest king on earth.

I will love him and be kind to him forever;

my covenant with him will never end.

I will preserve an heir for him;

his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

But if his descendants forsake my instructions

and fail to obey my regulations,

if they do not obey my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

then I will punish their sin with the rod,

and their disobedience with beating.

But I will never stop loving him

nor fail to keep my promise to him.

No, I will not break my covenant;

I will not take back a single word I said.

I have sworn an oath to David,

and in my holiness I cannot lie:

His dynasty will go on forever;

his kingdom will endure as the sun.

It will be as eternal as the moon,

my faithful witness in the sky!”

Interlude

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

my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

I will also make him the firstborn,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

Forever I will keep my loyal love for him,

and my covenant will be reliable for him.

I will also establish his offspring forever,

and his throne as the days of the heavens.

If his sons forsake my law

and do not walk in my judgments,

if they defile my statutes

and do not keep my commandments,

then I will punish their transgression with a rod,

and their guilt with wounds.

But I will not break off my loyal love from him,

and I will not be false against my faithfulness.

I will not defile my covenant,

or alter what proceeded from my lips.

Once I have sworn by my holiness,

‘I will surely not lie to David,

His offspring will endure forever,

and his throne as the sun before me.

Like the moon it will be steadfast forever,

and like an enduring witness in the sky.’ ” Selah

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father,

My God, and the rock of my salvation.

Also I will make him my firstborn,

Higher than the kings of the earth.

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,

And my covenant shall stand fast with him.

His seed also will I make to endure for ever,

And his throne as the days of heaven.

If his children forsake my law,

And walk not in my judgments;

If they break my statutes,

And keep not my commandments;

Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,

And their iniquity with stripes.

Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him,

Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

My covenant will I not break,

Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Once have I sworn by my holiness

That I will not lie unto David.

His seed shall endure for ever,

And his throne as the sun before me.

It shall be established for ever as the moon,

And as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.