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.
34. I will not break my agreementnor change what I have said.
35. I have promised by my holiness,I will not lie to David.
36. His family will go on forever.His kingdom will last before me like the sun.
37. It will continue forever, like the moon,like a dependable witness in the sky.”Selah