²⁵ “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise^(A) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,

²⁵ “Now Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises^(A) you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done.’