Psalm 89:20-38

English Standard Version

^20 (A)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have ^(B)anointed him,
²¹ so that my ^(C)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
²² The enemy shall not outwit him;
    ^(D)the wicked shall not humble him.
²³ I will ^(E)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
²⁴ My ^(F)faithfulness and my ^(G)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his ^(H)horn be exalted.
²⁵ I will set his hand on ^(I)the sea
    and his right hand on ^(J)the rivers.
²⁶ He shall cry to me, ‘You are my ^(K)Father,
    my God, and ^(L)the Rock of my salvation.’
²⁷ And I will make him the ^(M)firstborn,
    ^(N)the highest of the kings of the earth.
²⁸ My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my ^(O)covenant will stand firm^[a] for him.
²⁹ I will establish his ^(P)offspring forever
    and his ^(Q)throne as ^(R)the days of the heavens.
^30 (S)If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my rules,^[b]
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
³² then I will punish their transgression with ^(T)the rod
    and their iniquity with stripes,
³³ but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.
³⁴ I will not violate my ^(U)covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
³⁵ Once for all I have sworn ^(V)by my holiness;
    I will not ^(W)lie to David.
³⁶ His ^(X)offspring shall endure forever,
    ^(Y)his ^(Z)throne as long as ^(AA)the sun before me.
³⁷ Like ^(AB)the moon it shall be established forever,
    ^(AC)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah