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29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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30 "If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
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30 "If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
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31 if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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31 if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;
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32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;
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33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
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33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
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34 I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.
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34 I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.
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35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David--
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35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David--
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36 that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
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36 that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
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37 it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." "Selah"
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37 it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." "Selah"
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38 But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
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38 But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
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39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
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39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
