Psalms 89:19-37

19Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: “I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.

20I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.

21My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength.

22No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.

23I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.

24My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.

25I will put his ⌞left⌟ hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.

28My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.

29I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.

30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,

31if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,

32then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.

33But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.

34I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.

35On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.

36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun.

37Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.”