He gives great salvation to His king, And shows faithfulness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
- KJV Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
- BSB Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
- NKJV Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.
- NLT You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.
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Quick answer
God gives great deliverance to his king and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever. The psalm ends pointing to an everlasting covenant.
Overview
The closing verse grounds David's deliverances in God's covenant loyalty ('loving kindness') promised to David and his descendants forever (2 Sam 7). The reference to 'his anointed' (Messiah) and to enduring offspring points beyond David to the everlasting King. The New Testament identifies Jesus as the promised Son of David in whom this forever-covenant is fulfilled.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Ps 144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.
- 2 Sam 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Ps 132:10For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.
- Ps 89:3–4“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
- Ps 78:71–72from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
- Isa 9:6–7For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Acts 2:34–36For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,
- Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’
- Rom 11:29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
- Luke 1:69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
- Gal 3:16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants ”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring ”, which is Christ.
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
- Ps 89:20–38I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
- 1 Chr 17:11–14It will happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your offspring after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
- Ps 2:6“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
- 1 Chr 17:27Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
- 1 Sam 2:10Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
- 1 Sam 16:1Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
- Rom 1:3concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,
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