27. Yes, I will make him the firstborn.He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
28. My mercy will stay with him forever.My promise to him is unbreakable.
29. I will make his dynasty endure foreverand his throne like the days of heaven.
30. “If his descendants abandon my teachingsand do not live by my rules,
31. if they violate my lawsand do not obey my commandments,
32. then with a rod I will punish their rebellionand their crimes with beatings.
33. But I will not take my mercy away from himor allow my truth to become a lie.
34. I will not dishonor my promiseor alter my own agreement.
35. On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all:I will not lie to David.
36. His dynasty will last forever.His throne will be in my presence like the sun.
37. Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever.It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.”
38. But you have despised, rejected,and become angry with your anointed one.
39. You have refused to recognize the promise to your servantand have thrown his crown into the dirt.