- let thy promise:
- "And when¹ thy daysª be fulfilled,ª° and thou shalt sleepª° with¹ thy fathers,ª I will set upª°¹ thy seedª afterª thee, which¹ shall proceedª° out of thy bowels,ª¹ and I will establishª°¹ his kingdom.ª ... And thine houseª and thy kingdomª shall be establishedª° forª¹ ever²¹ before² thee: thy throneª shall be¹ establishedª° for² ever.ª¹" {2Sm 7:12-16} + "And now,¹ O LORDª God,ª the wordª that¹ thou hast spokenª° concerning¹ thy servant,ª and concerning¹ his house,ª establishª° [it] for² ever,ª¹ and doª° as¹ thou hast said.ª° ... Therefore now¹ let it please²°¹ thee to blessª°¹ the houseª of thy servant,ª that it may continue¹ for everª beforeª thee: for¹ thou,¹ O Lordª GOD,ª hast spokenª° [it]: and with thy blessingª¹ let the houseª of thy servantª be blessedª° for ever.ª" {2Sm 7:25-29} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ thy daysª be expiredª° that thou must go²°¹ [to be] with¹ thy fathers,ª that I will raise upª°¹ thy seedª afterª thee, which¹ shall be¹ of thy sons;ª¹ and I will establishª°¹ his kingdom.ª ... But I will settleª° him in mine houseª and in my kingdomª for ever:ª¹ and his throneª shall be¹ establishedª° for² evermore.ª¹" {1Ch 17:11-14} + "Therefore now,¹ LORD,ª let the thingª that¹ thou hast spokenª° concerning¹ thy servantª and concerning¹ his houseª be establishedª° for² ever,ª¹ and doª° as¹ thou hast said.ª° ... Now¹ therefore let it pleaseª° thee to blessª°¹ the houseª of thy servant,ª that it may be¹ beforeª thee for ever:ª for¹ thou¹ blessest,ª° O LORD,ª and [it shall be] blessedª° for ever.ª" {1Ch 17:23-27} + "And he saidª° unto me, Solomonª thy son,ª he¹ shall buildª° my houseª and my courts:ª for¹ I have chosenª° him [to be] my son,ª and I¹ will be¹ his father.ª ... Moreover I will establishª°¹ his kingdomª for ever,ª¹ if¹ he be constantª° to doª° my commandmentsª and my judgments,ª as at this¹ day.ª" {1Ch 28:6-7} + "Onceª have I swornª° by my holinessª that I will not¹ lieª° unto David.ª ... It shall be establishedª° for everª as the moon,ª and [as] a faithfulª° witnessª in heaven.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 89:35-37} + "The LORDª hath swornª° [in] truthª unto David;ª he will not¹ turnª° from¹ it; Of the fruitª¹ of thy bodyª will I setª° upon thy throne.ª ... If¹ thy childrenª will keepª° my covenantª and my testimonyª thatª²° I shall teachª° them, their childrenª shall also¹ sitª° upon thy throneª for evermore.ª¹" {Psa 132:11-12}
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