27. I will make him my firstborn son.He will be the greatest king on earth.
28. My love will watch over him forever.My agreement with him will never end.
29. I will make his family continue.His kingdom will last as long as the skies.
30. “But his descendants might reject my teachingsand not follow my rules.
31. They might break my lawsand disobey my commands.
32. Then I will punish their sins with a rodand their wrongs with a whip.
33. But I will not hold back my love from David.I will not stop being loyal.
34. I will not break my agreement.I will not change what I have said.
35. It is certain that I am a holy God.So it is certain I will not lie to David.
36. His family will continue forever.His kingdom will continue before me like the sun.
37. It will last forever, like the moon,like a lasting witness in the sky.” Selah
38. But now, you have rejected your appointed king.You have been angry with him.
39. You have broken the agreement with your servant.You threw his crown to the ground.
40. You have torn down all the city walls.You have turned his strong, walled cities into ruins.
41. Everyone who passes by steals from him.His neighbors insult him.
42. You have given strength to his enemies.You have made them all happy.
43. You have made his sword useless.You did not help him stand in battle.