My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
Parallel translations
- WEB But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
- KJV But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
- NKJV “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
- NASB “My faithfulness and My favor will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted.
- NLT My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and by my authority he will grow in power.
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God's faithful, steadfast love will accompany the king, and through God's name his power will be exalted.
Overview
The covenant words "faithfulness" and "loving kindness" (chesed) frame God's enduring commitment to David. The king's "horn," his strength and honor, is lifted by association with God's name. Such covenant love finds its surest expression in Christ, in whom all God's promises are Yes and Amen (2 Cor. 1:20).
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- 2 Cor 1:20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
- Ps 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Ps 89:16–17They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
- John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
- Ps 89:33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
- Ps 89:28I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
- Ps 20:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
- Ps 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- 1 Sam 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Ps 61:7May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
- Ps 89:2–5For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
- John 17:26And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
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