“When your life is finished, you will die and be buried with your ancestors. But then I will make one of your own children become the king.
Psalm 132:11 - Easy To Read Version The Lord made a promise to David.\par The Lord promised to be loyal to David.\par The Lord promised that the kings would come from David’s family.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; He will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body Will I set upon thy throne. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord swore to David in truth; He will not turn back from it: One of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. [Ps. 89:3, 4; Luke 1:69; Acts 2:30, 31.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. Common English Bible The LORD swore to David a true promise that God won’t take back: “I will put one of your own children on your throne. |
“When your life is finished, you will die and be buried with your ancestors. But then I will make one of your own children become the king.
I will be his father, and he will be my son. [51] When he sins, I will use other people to punish him. They will be my whips.
Your family of kings will continue—you can depend on that! For you, your kingdom will continue forever! Your throne (kingdom) will stand forever!”
and said, ‘Praise the Lord God of Israel. The Lord put one of my own sons on my throne. And he let me live to see it.”
Now, Lord, God of Israel, keep the other promises you made to your servant David, my father. You said, ‘David, your sons must carefully obey me, just like you did. If they do this, then you will always have someone from your family ruling the people of Israel.’
Now, Lord God of Israel, keep your promise to your servant David. This is what you promised: You said, ‘David, you will not fail to have a man from your family sit on Israel’s throne in front of me. This will happen only if your sons are careful in what they do. They must obey my law the same as you have obeyed my law.’
then I will make you a strong king and your kingdom will be great. That is the agreement I made with David your father. I told him, ‘David, you will always have a man in your family that will be a king in Israel.’
The Lord made a promise,\par and he will not change his mind.\par “You are a priest forever—\par the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”\par
But I will never take my love away\par from those people.\par I will always be loyal to them.\par
By my holiness, I made a promise to him.\par And I would not lie to David!\par
It will continue forever, like the moon.\par The skies are the proof of the agreement.\par That agreement can be trusted.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [511]})\i0 \par
Lord, you do amazing things.\par The heavens praise you for this.\par People can depend on you.\par The assembly of holy ones\par sing about this.\par
God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If the Lord says he will do something, then he will do it. If the Lord makes a promise, then he will do the thing he promised.
He will be great (important). People will call him the Son of the Most High (God). The Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David. {\cf2\super [12]}
David was a prophet {\cf2\super [33]} and knew something God said. God promised David that he would make a person from David’s family to be a king like David. {\cf2\super [34]}
Those two things cannot change. God cannot lie when he says something and he cannot lie when he makes a vow. So those things give great comfort to us who came to God for safety. Those two things give us comfort and strength to continue in the hope that God gives us.
The Lord is the God of Israel. The Lord lives forever. The Lord does not lie or change his mind. The Lord is not like a man who changes his mind.”