And if you obey the Lord, then the Lord will keep his promise about me. The Lord said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, then the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”
Psalm 132:12 - Easy To Read Version \{The Lord said,\}\par “David, if your children obey my Agreement {\cf2\super [621]} \par and the laws I teach them,\par then someone from your family\par will always be the king.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If your children will keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne forever. American Standard Version (1901) If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. Common English Bible And if your children keep my covenant and the laws that I will teach them, then their children too will rule on your throne forever.” |
And if you obey the Lord, then the Lord will keep his promise about me. The Lord said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, then the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”
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.’
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.’
We are your servants \{today\}.\par Our children will live here.\par And even their descendants will be here\par to worship you.\par
I hope the Lord gives more and more\par to you and your children.\par
The Lord says, “I will make an Agreement with those people. I promise, my Spirit and my words that I put in your mouth will never leave you. They will be with your children and your children’s children. They will be with you for now and forever.”
Power and peace will be in his kingdom. It will continue to grow for this king from David’s family. This king will use goodness and fair judgment to rule the kingdom forever and ever.
The Lord says, “A person from David’s family will always sit on the throne and rule the family of Israel.
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]}