Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

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“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C)

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28 (A)My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

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28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(A)

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34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to [a]corruption, He has spoken thus:

(A)‘I will give you the sure [b]mercies of David.’

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:34 the state of decay
  2. Acts 13:34 blessings

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3