27 And I will make him the first-born,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

28 My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever,

and my covenant will stand firm for him.

29 I will establish his line for ever

and his throne as the days of the heavens.

30 If his children forsake my law

and do not walk according to my ordinances,

31 if they violate my statutes

and do not keep my commandments,

32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod

and their iniquity with scourges;

33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,

or be false to my faithfulness.

34 I will not violate my covenant,

or alter the word that went forth from my lips.

35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;

I will not lie to David.

36 His line shall endure for ever,

his throne as long as the sun before me.

37 Like the moon it shall be established for ever;

it shall stand firm while the skies endure.”a [Selah]

38 But now thou hast cast off and rejected,

thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.