The Compassionate Builder

²⁰ I discovered my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil. ²¹ My hand will sustain him yes, my arm will strengthen him! ²² No enemy will oppress him; no wicked person will make him suffer. ²³ I will crush all his foes in front of him. I will strike down all those who hate him. ²⁴ My faithfulness and my loyal love will be with him. He will be strengthened by my name. ²⁵ I will set his hand on the sea. I will set his strong hand on the rivers. ²⁶ He will cry out to me: “You are my father, my God, the rock of my salvation.” ²⁷ Yes, I’ll make him the one born first I’ll make him the high king of all earth’s kings. ²⁸ I will always guard my loyal love toward him. My covenant with him will last forever. ²⁹ I will establish his dynasty for all time. His throne will last as long as heaven does. ³⁰ But if his children ever abandon my Instruction, stop following my rules ³¹ if they treat my statutes like dirt, stop keeping my commandments ³² then I will punish their sin with a stick, and I will punish their wrongdoing with a severe beating. ³³ But even then I won’t withdraw my loyal love from him. I won’t betray my faithfulness. ³⁴ I won’t break my covenant. I won’t renege on what crossed my lips. ³⁵ By my own holiness I’ve sworn one thing: I will not lie to David. ³⁶ His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be like the sun, always before me. ³⁷ It will be securely established forever; like the moon, a faithful witness in the sky. Selah