19 (A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[a] and said:
    “I have (B)granted help to one who is (C)mighty;
    I have exalted one (D)chosen from the people.
20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have (F)anointed him,
21 so that my (G)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.

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  1. Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones

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)

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26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (A)Father,
    my God, and (B)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (C)firstborn,
    (D)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my (E)covenant will stand firm[a] for him.
29 I will establish his (F)offspring forever
    and his (G)throne as (H)the days of the heavens.

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  1. Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(A)
    my God, the Rock(B) my Savior.’(C)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(D)
    the most exalted(E) of the kings(F) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(G)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(H)

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35 Once for all I have sworn (A)by my holiness;
    I will not (B)lie to David.
36 His (C)offspring shall endure forever,
    (D)his (E)throne as long as (F)the sun before me.

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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;(A)

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