The Rock Of My Salvation
I have found my servant David; with my
holy oil I have anointed him; my hand shall always remain with him; my arm also
shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him. I will crush his foes before him and strike
down those who hate him. My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;
and in my name his horn shall be exalted. I will set his hand on the sea and
his right hand on the rivers. He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and
the Rock of my salvation!’ I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the
kings of the earth. Forever, I will keep my steadfast love for him, and my covenant with him will stand firm. I will establish his
line forever, and his throne as long as the heavens
endure. If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my
ordinances, if they violate my statues and do not keep my commandments, then I
will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with scourges;
but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, or be false to my
faithfulness. I will not violate my covenant, or alter the word that went forth
from my lips. Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to
David. His line shall continue forever, and his throne endure
before me like the sun. It shall be established forever like the moon, an
enduring witness in the skies.” Selah