I intend, therefore, to build a temple(A) for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’(B)

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‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.

29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(A)

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36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(A)

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37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(A)

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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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