22. The enemy will not get the better of him;the wicked will not oppress him.
23. I will crush his foes before himand strike down his adversaries.
24. My faithful love will be with him,and through my name his horn will be exalted.
25. I will set his hand over the sea,his right hand over the rivers.
26. He will call out to me, “You are my Father,my God, the Rock my Saviour.”
27. And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28. I will maintain my love to him for ever,and my covenant with him will never fail.
29. I will establish his line for ever,his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30. ‘If his sons forsake my lawand do not follow my statutes,
31. if they violate my decreesand fail to keep my commands,
32. I will punish their sin with the rod,their iniquity with flogging;
33. but I will not take my love from him,nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.