But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took {it} from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) {without...: or, without swearing of an oath}

So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. {that...: Heb. if I lie}

The LORD hath sworn {in} truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. {body: Heb. belly}

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, {and} the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, {even} the sure mercies of David.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. {mine...: Heb. those that observe me}

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. {mine...: Heb. those that observe me}

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where {be} all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

[Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction} {to all...: Heb. to generation and generation}

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where {is} thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? {the sounding: or, the multitude}

And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; {but} will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.