23. I will crush his enemies in front of him.I will defeat those who hate him.
24. My loyalty and love will be with him.Through me he will be strong.
25. I will give him power over the seaand control over the rivers.
26. He will say to me, ‘You are my father,my God, the Rock, the one who saves me.’
27. I will make him my firstborn son.He will be the greatest king on earth.
28. My love will watch over him forever.My agreement with him will never end.
29. I will make his family continue.His kingdom will last as long as the skies.
30. “But his descendants might reject my teachingsand not follow my rules.
31. They might break my lawsand disobey my commands.
32. Then I will punish their sins with a rodand their wrongs with a whip.
33. But I will not hold back my love from David.I will not stop being loyal.
34. I will not break my agreement.I will not change what I have said.
35. It is certain that I am a holy God.So it is certain I will not lie to David.
36. His family will continue forever.His kingdom will continue before me like the sun.
37. It will last forever, like the moon,like a lasting witness in the sky.” Selah