18. Our king, our shield, belongs to the Lord,to the Holy One of Israel.
19. Once, in a vision, you spoketo those who worship you.You said, “I have given strength to a warrior;I have raised up a young man from my people.
20. I have found my servant David;I appointed him by pouring holy oil on him.
21. I will steady him with my handand strengthen him with my arm.
22. No enemy will make him give forced payments,and wicked people will not defeat him.
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, my Savior.’
27. I will make him my firstborn son,the greatest king on earth.
28. My love will watch over him forever,and my agreement with him will never end.
29. I will make his family continue,and his kingdom will last as long as the skies.
30. “If his descendants reject my teachingsand do not follow my laws,
31. if they ignore my demandsand 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,nor will I stop being loyal.