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28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
    and my covenant with him will stand firm.(A)

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28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(A)

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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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32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors(A) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children,[a] by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm,

‘You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you.’(B)

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.’(C)

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  1. 13.33 Other ancient authorities read for our children

32 “We tell you the good news:(A) What God promised our ancestors(B) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(C) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[a](D)

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.’[b](E)

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  1. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  2. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3

20 Thus says the Lord: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time,(A) 21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.(B)

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20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break my covenant with the day(A) and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,(B) 21 then my covenant(C) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(D) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(E)

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10 For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.(A)

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10 Though the mountains be shaken(A)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(B) for you will not be shaken(C)
    nor my covenant(D) of peace(E) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(F) on you.

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He sent redemption to his people;
    he has commanded his covenant forever.
    Holy and awesome is his name.(A)

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He provided redemption(A) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(B) is his name.

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He provides food for those who fear him;
    he is ever mindful of his covenant.(A)

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He provides food(A) for those who fear him;(B)
    he remembers his covenant(C) forever.

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33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.(A)
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(B)

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33 but I will not take my love from him,(A)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(B)

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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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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.(A) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(B)

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  1. 7.15 Gk Syr Vg: Heb shall not depart
  2. 7.16 Gk Heb mss: MT before you

15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(A) as I took it away from Saul,(B) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(C) will be established(D) forever.(E)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you