Blessings Promised to David

So it is written

In the Word of the Lord,

As it was spoken by Him;

The one who does not lie,

The God who does not change.

God has made a promise

And sworn it by His holiness:

Blessings promised to David,

Given to the Son of David,

Fulfilled perfectly in Jesus Christ.

The King came as a servant,

Despised and rejected by men,

Considered smitten by God and afflicted.

For it was the will of the Lord to crush him.

He died for the sins of many.

But You did not abandon him to the grave,

You did not let your Holy One see decay.

Him you declared eternally your Son

And you forever to be his Father.

You filled him with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

I will make an everlasting covenant with him;

My faithful love promised to David.

My faithful love will be with him,

And it will not be taken from him,

For I will maintain My love to him forever.

My covenant with him will never fail.

I will establish his line forever,

As long as the heavens endure,

So long will his throne be established.

I will set him over My kingdom forever.

I have made him a witness to the peoples,

A leader and commander of the peoples;

My hand will sustain him,

My right arm will strengthen him.

The will of the Lord will prosper in his hands.

In his hand is the iron scepter

To dash the nations like pottery.

I have made the nations his inheritance;

The ends of the earth his possession.

I have installed My king in Zion.

It is too small a thing for you to be my servant,

To restore the tribes of Jacob

And bring back those of Israel I have kept.

I will make you a light for the Gentiles

To bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.

In such manner has salvation come to us,

Who deserve not the favor of the King,

But in Him find the forgiveness of sins,

The adoption of sonship into the kingdom;

Coheirs of the blessings of God’s love.

Therefore my heart is glad

And my tongue rejoices.

My body also will rest secure

Knowing you will never abandon me

But will fill me with joy in your presence.

So shall we exalt the Holy One

And proclaim the glories of His splendor,

The praise of the King who is worthy,

Standing in the presence of the Son of David,

The True God and Eternal Life.

Above is the summary of promises given to David, and more specifically the Son of David, Jesus Christ. It is good to reflect on the greatness of our God. On that fact that Christ now sits enthroned in heaven, having secured for us not only redemption from sins but adoption as sons into his eternal kingdom. Let us then enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise to enjoy sweet fellowship with our Father God and our Savior Jesus. Let us in prayer bring him our sacrifice of praise. Amen.