2 Samuel 7:28

New American Bible - revised edition

Since you, Lord God, are truly God and your words are truth and you have made this generous promise to your servant,

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So the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity,

God is not a human being who speaks falsely, nor a mortal, who feels regret. Is God one to speak and not act, to decree and not bring it to pass?

Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.

in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,