28 “My (A)lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,
And My (B)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
29 “So I will establish his [a](C)descendants forever
And his (D)throne (E)as the days of heaven.

30 “If his sons (F)forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [b]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their transgression with the (G)rod
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 “But I will not break off (H)My lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 “My (I)covenant I will not [c]violate,
Nor will I (J)alter [d]the utterance of My lips.
35 [e]Once I have (K)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 “His [f](L)descendants shall endure forever
And his (M)throne (N)as the sun before Me.
37 “It shall be established forever (O)like the moon,
And the (P)witness in the sky is faithful.” [g]Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:29 Lit seed
  2. Psalm 89:31 Lit profane
  3. Psalm 89:34 Lit profane
  4. Psalm 89:34 Lit that which goes forth
  5. Psalm 89:35 Or One thing
  6. Psalm 89:36 Lit seed
  7. Psalm 89:37 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude