Mazmur 132:10-12

132:10 For the sake of David, your servant,

do not reject your chosen king! ¹ 

132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David; ² 

he will not go back on his word. ³ 

He said, ⁴  “I will place one of your descendants ⁵  on your throne.

132:12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the rules I teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

[132:10]  ¹ tn Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed one.”

[132:11]  ² tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”

[132:11]  ³ tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”

[132:11]  ⁴ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”