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10 For the sake of David, your servant,
do not reject your chosen king.[a]
11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David;[b]
he will not go back on his word.[c]
He said,[d] “I will place one of your descendants[e] on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and the rules I teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:10 tn Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed one.”
  2. Psalm 132:11 tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”
  3. Psalm 132:11 tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”
  4. Psalm 132:11 tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.
  5. Psalm 132:11 tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”