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14 (A)I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; (B)when he commits iniquity, I will reprove him with the rod of men and the strikes from the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not be removed from him, (C)as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 (D)And your house and your kingdom shall [a]endure before [b]Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Or remain true
  2. 2 Samuel 7:16 As in Gr and some ancient mss; M.T. you

14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him(B) with a rod(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(D) as I took it away from Saul,(E) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(F) will be established(G) forever.(H)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and (A)serve Him with [a]a whole heart and a delighted soul; (B)for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. (C)If you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9 Or the same

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.

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30 “If his sons (A)forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they profane My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their transgression with the (B)rod
And their iniquity with striking.
33 But I will not break off (C)My lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 My (D)covenant I will not profane,
Nor will I (E)alter what comes forth from My lips.
35 [a]Once I have (F)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His (G)seed shall endure forever
And his (H)throne (I)as the sun before Me.
37 It shall be established forever (J)like the moon,
And the (K)witness in the sky is faithful.” [b]Selah.

38 But You have (L)cast off and (M)rejected,
You have been full of wrath [c]against Your (N)anointed.
39 You have (O)spurned the covenant of Your [d]slave;
You have (P)profaned (Q)his crown to the ground.
40 You have (R)broken down all his walls;
You have (S)beset his strongholds with ruin.
41 (T)All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a (U)reproach to his neighbors.
42 You have (V)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have (W)made all his enemies be glad.
43 You also turn back the edge of his sword
And have (X)not made him arise in battle.
44 You have made his [e](Y)splendor to cease
And cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have (Z)shortened the days of his youth;
You have (AA)wrapped him up with shame. Selah.

46 (AB)How long, O Yahweh?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your (AC)wrath burn like fire?
47 (AD)Remember [f]what my span of life is;
For what (AE)vanity [g]You have created all the sons of men!
48 What man can live and not (AF)see death?
Can he (AG)provide his soul escape from the [h]power of Sheol? Selah.

49 Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord,
Which You (AH)swore to David in Your faithfulness?
50 Remember, O Lord, the (AI)reproach of Your [i]slaves;
[j]How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51 With which (AJ)Your enemies have reproached, O Yahweh,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of (AK)Your anointed.

52 (AL)Blessed be Yahweh forever!
Amen and Amen.

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  1. Psalm 89:35 Or One thing
  2. Psalm 89:37 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  3. Psalm 89:38 Lit with
  4. Psalm 89:39 Or servant, cf. Ps 89:3, 20
  5. Psalm 89:44 Lit clearness, luster
  6. Psalm 89:47 Lit of what duration I am
  7. Psalm 89:47 Or have You...men?
  8. Psalm 89:48 Lit hand
  9. Psalm 89:50 Or servants, cf. Ps 89:3, 20
  10. Psalm 89:50 Lit My bearing in my bosom

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;(A)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(B)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(C)
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;(D)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(E)

38 But you have rejected,(F) you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.(G)
40 You have broken through all his walls(H)
    and reduced his strongholds(I) to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered(J) him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.(K)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.(L)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.(M)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short(N) the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.(O)

46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?(P)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(Q)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(R)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[a] been mocked,(S)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(T)

52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.(U)

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  1. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have