Psalms 89:18-29

¹⁸Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.

²⁰I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.

²¹I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.

²²His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.

²³I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

²⁴My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.

²⁵I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.

²⁶He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

²⁷I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.

²⁹I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.