24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 Also I will ^aset his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers. ‡

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are ^amy Father,
My God, and ^bthe rock of my salvation.’ ‡

27 Also I will make him ^aMy firstborn,
^bThe highest of the kings of the earth. ‡

28 ^aMy mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him. ‡

29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
^aAnd his throne ^bas the days of heaven. ‡

30 “If^a his sons ^bforsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments, ‡

31 If they¹ break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments, ‡

32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.

33 ^aNevertheless My lovingkindness I will not¹ utterly take from him,
Nor¹ allow My faithfulness to fail. ‡

34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor ^aalter the word that has gone out of My lips. ‡

35 Once I have sworn ^aby My holiness;
I will not lie to David: ‡

36 ^aHis seed shall endure forever,
And his throne ^bas the sun before Me; ‡

37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah