Psalm 89:19-37

Living Bible

¹⁹ In a vision you spoke to your prophet^[a] and said, “I have chosen a splendid young man from the common people to be the king— ²⁰ he is my servant David! I have anointed him with my holy oil. ²¹ I will steady him and make him strong. ²² His enemies shall not outwit him, nor shall the wicked overpower him. ²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him. ²⁴ I will protect and bless him constantly and surround him with my love; he will be great because of me. ²⁵ He will hold sway from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea. ²⁶ And he will cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and my Rock of Salvation.’

²⁷ “I will treat him as my firstborn son and make him the mightiest king in all the earth. ²⁸ I will love him forever and be kind to him always; my covenant with him will never end. ²⁹ He will always have an heir; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven. ^30-32 If his children forsake my laws and don’t obey them, then I will punish them, ³³ but I will never completely take away my loving-kindness from them, nor let my promise fail. ³⁴ No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back one word of what I said. ^35-36 For I have sworn to David (and a holy God can never lie) that his dynasty will go on forever, and his throne will continue to the end of time.^{[b] 37} It shall be eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!”