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.