Now, please, bless my family. Let them stand before you {and serve you} forever. Lord my Master, you yourself said these things. You yourself blessed my family with a blessing that will continue forever.”
Psalm 89:4 - Easy To Read Version David, I will make your family\par continue forever.\par I will make your kingdom continue\par forever and ever.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [504]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Your Seed I will establish forever, and I will build up your throne for all generations. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! [Isa. 9:7; Luke 1:32, 33; Gal. 3:16] American Standard Version (1901) Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah Common English Bible ‘I will establish your offspring forever; I will build up your throne from one generation to the next.’” Selah Catholic Public Domain Version For a thousand years before your eyes are like the days of yesterday, which have passed by, and they are like a watch of the night, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For a thousand years in thy sight are as yesterday, which is past. And as a watch in the night, |
Now, please, bless my family. Let them stand before you {and serve you} forever. Lord my Master, you yourself said these things. You yourself blessed my family with a blessing that will continue forever.”
“If you do all these things, then I will make sure that the king of Israel is always someone from your family. This is the promise I made to your father David. I told him that Israel would always be ruled by one of his descendants. [120]
Solomon will build a temple for my name. Solomon will be my son, and I will be his Father. And I will make Solomon’s kingdom strong. And someone from his family will rule Israel forever!’”
“The Lord God of Israel chose the family group of Judah to lead the twelve family groups of Israel. And then from that family group, the Lord chose my father’s family. And from that family, God chose me to be the king of Israel forever! God wanted to make me king of Israel!
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
\{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
May the king be famous forever.\par May people remember his name\par as long as the sun shines.\par May the people be blessed by him.\par And may they all bless him.\par
I will sing forever about the Lord’s love.\par I will sing about his loyalty\par forever and ever!\par
His family will continue forever,\par his kingdom as long as the heavens.\par
David’s family will continue forever.\par His kingdom will last as long as the sun.\par
“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
But the Lord will protect the people in Jerusalem. Even the clumsiest person will be a great soldier like David. And the men from David’s family will be like gods—like the Lord’s own angel leading the people.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to tell you these things for the churches (groups of believers). I am the descendant {\cf2\super [176]} from the family of David. {\cf2\super [177]} I am the bright morning star.”