⁸ 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. ⁹ And ^(B)I have been with you wherever you have gone, ^(C)and have ^[a]cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. ¹⁰ Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will ^(D)plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; ^(E)nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, ^11 (F)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord ^[b]tells you ^(G)that He will make you a ^[c]house.

^12 (H)“When your days are fulfilled and you ^(I)rest with your fathers, ^(J)I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (K)He shall build a house for My name, and I will ^(L)establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ^14 (M)I will be his Father, and he shall be ^(N)My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the ^[d]blows of the sons of men. ¹⁵ But My mercy shall not depart from him, ^(O)as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶ And ^(P)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before ^[e]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

¹⁷ Now ^(A)it was in the heart of my father David to build a ^[a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion

A Song of Ascents.