2 Samuel 23:5
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5 Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?(A)
Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.(A)
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(B)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Samuel 7:14-16
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14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(A) 15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(B) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(C)
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Jeremiah 32:40
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40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, never to draw back from doing good to them, and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they may not turn from me.
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Psalm 89:28-29
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28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.(A)
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(B)
Hebrews 13:20
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Benediction
20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,(A)
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Hebrews 6:19
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19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,(A)
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Acts 13:34
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34 “As to his raising him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
‘I will give you the holy promises made to David.’(A)
Amos 9:11
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The Restoration of David’s Kingdom
11 On that day I will raise up
the booth of David that is fallen
and repair its[a] breaches
and raise up its[b] ruins
and rebuild it as in the days of old,(A)
Ezekiel 37:26
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26 I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them, and I will bless[a] them and multiply them and will set my sanctuary among them forevermore.(A)
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- 37.26 Tg: Heb give
Jeremiah 33:25-26
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25 Thus says the Lord: Only if I had not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth(A) 26 would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy upon them.(B)
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Isaiah 61:8
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8 For I, the Lord, love justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;[a]
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.(A)
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- 61.8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
Isaiah 27:6
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6 In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root;
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.(A)
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- 27.6 Heb Those to come
Isaiah 11:1
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1 Chronicles 17:11-14
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11 When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,(A) 14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.”(B)
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1 Corinthians 3:6-7
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6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
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Isaiah 7:14
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14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel.[a](A)
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- 7.14 That is, God is with us
Isaiah 4:2
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The Future Glory of the Survivors in Zion
2 On that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.(A)
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Psalm 119:81
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 89:3
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3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:(A)
Psalm 73:25-26
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25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.(A)
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.(B)
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- 73.26 Heb rock
Psalm 63:1-3
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Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(A)
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.(B)
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.(C)
Psalm 62:2
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2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.(A)
Psalm 27:4
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4 One thing I asked of the Lord;
this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.(A)
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