But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Parallel translations
- WEB But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
- BSB My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will 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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Quick answer
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 in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
- Ps 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- Ps 89:16–17In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
- John 17:6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
- Ps 89:33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
- John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
- John 17:11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
- Ps 89:28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- Ps 20:1The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
- Ps 20:5We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
- 1 Sam 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
- Ps 61:7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
- Ps 89:2–5For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
- John 17:26And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
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