May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- KJV He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
- NKJV He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!
- NASB He will sit enthroned before God forever; Appoint faithfulness and truth that they may watch over him.
- NLT May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.
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Quick answer
David asks that the king be enthroned forever in God's presence, preserved by God's love and faithfulness. It seeks a kingship sustained by God's covenant character.
Overview
David prays for a reign established eternally before God, guarded by steadfast love and truth. No earthly king fully attains this, which points the promise forward. It is fulfilled in Christ, who is enthroned forever in God's presence and preserved by the Father's faithfulness.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 40:11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
- Gen 24:27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Luke 1:33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Ps 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
- Ps 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
- Luke 1:54–55He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
- Heb 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- Mic 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
- Ps 43:3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
- Prov 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
- Gen 32:10I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
- Heb 7:21–25but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
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