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