23. I will beat down his foes before himand strike down those who hate him.
24. My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,and in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25. I will set his hand on the seaand his right hand on the rivers.
26. He shall cry unto Me, ‘You are my Father, my God,and the Rock of my salvation.’
27. Also I will make him my firstborn,the highest of the kings of the earth.
28. In My mercy I will keep him forever,and My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29. His offspring also I will establish foreverand his throne as the days of heaven.
30. “If his children forsake My lawand do not walk in My judgments,