16. Your name always makes them happy. They praise your goodness.
17. You are their amazing strength. Their power comes from you.
18. The king, our protector, belongs to the Lord, who is the Holy One of Israel.
19. Lord, you once spoke in a vision to your followers: “I have made a young soldier strong. From among my people I chose him for an important position.
20. I have found my servant David and anointed him as king with my special oil.
21. I will support him with my right hand, and my arm will make him strong.
22. So no enemy will ever control him. The wicked will never defeat him.
23. I will destroy his enemies before his eyes. I will defeat those who hate him.
24. I will always love and support him. I will always make him strong.
25. I will put him in charge of the sea. He will control the rivers.
26. He will say to me, ‘You are my father. You are my God, my Rock, my Savior.’
27. And I will make him my firstborn son. He will be the great king on earth.
28. My love will protect him forever. My agreement with him will never end.
29. I will make his family continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the skies.
30. If his descendants stop following my law and stop obeying my commands,
31. if they break my laws and ignore my commands,