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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)

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34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[a](A)

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  1. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3

We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.(A)

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For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,(A) he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.(B)

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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)

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Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
    your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.(A)

You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
    I have sworn to my servant David:(B)
‘I will establish your descendants forever
    and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(C)

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I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(A)
You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
    I have sworn to David my servant,
‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.

37 but he whom God raised up experienced no corruption.

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37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(A) did not see decay.

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On that day the Lord will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the Lord, at their head.(A)

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On that day the Lord will shield(A) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(B) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(C) like the angel of the Lord going before(D) them.

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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)

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  1. 9.11 Gk: Heb their
  2. 9.11 Gk: Heb his

Israel’s Restoration

11 “In that day

“I will restore David’s(A) fallen shelter(B)
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins(C)
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,(D)

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24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.(A) 25 They shall live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children shall live there forever, and my servant David shall be their prince forever.(B)

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24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(E) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(F) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(G)

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23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.(A) 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.(B)

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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(C) and my servant David(D) will be prince among them.(E) I the Lord have spoken.(F)

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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.(A)

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26 then I will reject(A) the descendants of Jacob(B) and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[a](C) and have compassion(D) on them.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) 16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)

17 For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,(C)

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15 “‘In those days and at that time
    I will make a righteous(A) Branch(B) sprout from David’s line;(C)
    he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved(D)
    and Jerusalem will live in safety.(E)
This is the name by which it[a] will be called:(F)
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’(G)

17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(H) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

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  1. Jeremiah 33:16 Or he

19 Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said,
    “I have set the crown[a] on one who is mighty;
    I have exalted one chosen from the people.(A)
20 I have found my servant David;
    with my holy oil I have anointed him;(B)
21 my hand shall always remain with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
    the wicked shall not humble him.(C)
23 I will crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.(D)
24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name his horn shall be exalted.(E)
25 I will set his hand on the sea
    and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
    my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(F)
27 I will make him the firstborn,
    the highest of the kings of the earth.(G)
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
    and my covenant with him will stand firm.(H)
29 I will establish his line forever
    and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(I)
30 If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my ordinances,(J)
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
    and their iniquity with scourges,(K)
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.(L)
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(M)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
    I will not lie to David.(N)
36 His line shall continue forever,
    and his throne endure before me like the sun.(O)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
    an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah

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  1. 89.19 Cn: Heb help

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(A) my servant;(B)
    with my sacred oil(C) I have anointed(D) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.(E)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(F)
    the wicked will not oppress(G) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(H)
    and strike down his adversaries.(I)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(J)
    and through my name his horn[a] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.(K)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(L)
    my God, the Rock(M) my Savior.’(N)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(O)
    the most exalted(P) of the kings(Q) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(R)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(S)

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(T)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(U)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(V)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(W)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(X)

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  1. Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.

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)

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“If my house were not right with God,
    surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,(A)
    arranged and secured in every part;
surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation
    and grant me my every desire.

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