²⁸ I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.^(A)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.^(B)

³⁰ “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
³¹ if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
³² I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;^(C)
33 but I will not take my love from him,^(D)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
³⁴ I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.^(E)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
³⁶ that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;^(F)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”^(G)

¹⁰ to the One who gives victory to kings,^(A)
    who delivers his servant David.^(B)

From the deadly sword^(C)

¹⁰     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.^(A)
The Most High will thunder^(B) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge^(C) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength^(D) to his king
    and exalt the horn^(E) of his anointed.”