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16 Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:16 The unconditional promise made here, and reflected in Ps 89:34–35, stands in contrast to the tradition in Ps 132:12, where the continuation of the line of David depends on their fidelity to the Lord; cf. also 1 Kgs 2:4; 6:12; 8:25.

(A)and that the Lord may fulfill the word he spoke concerning me: If your sons so conduct themselves that they walk before me in faithfulness with their whole heart and soul, there shall never be wanting someone of your line on the throne of Israel.

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I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
    I have sworn to David my servant:
I will make your dynasty stand forever
    and establish your throne through all ages.”(A)
Selah

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29 Forever I will maintain my mercy for him;(A)
    my covenant with him stands firm.

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36 By my holiness I swore once for all:(A)
    I will never be false to David.
37 [a]His dynasty will continue forever,(B)
    his throne, like the sun before me.

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Footnotes

  1. 89:37–38 Like the sun before me…like the sky: as enduring as the heavenly lights, cf. Ps 89:2–5 and Ps 72:5, 17.