89:18 For our shield 1 belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel. 2
89:19 Then you 3 spoke through a vision to your faithful followers 4 and said:
“I have energized a warrior; 5
I have raised up a young man 6 from the people.
89:20 I have discovered David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. 7
89:21 My hand will support him, 8
and my arm will strengthen him.
89:22 No enemy will be able to exact tribute 9 from him; 10
a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. 11
89:23 I will crush his enemies before him;
I will strike down those who hate him.
89:24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, 12
and by my name he will win victories. 13
89:25 I will place his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers. 14
89:26 He will call out to me,
‘You are my father, 15 my God, and the protector who delivers me.’ 16
89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, 17
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure. 18
89:29 I will give him an eternal dynasty, 19
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. 20
89:30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,
89:31 if they break 21 my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, 22
their sin by inflicting them with bruises. 23
89:33 But I will not remove 24 my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise. 25
89:34 I will not break 26 my covenant
or go back on what I promised. 27
89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive 28 David.
89:36 His dynasty will last forever. 29
His throne will endure before me, like the sun, 30