2 Samuel 7:25-26

7:25 So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. ¹  Do as you promised, ²  7:26 so you may gain lasting fame, ³  as people say, ⁴  ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty ⁵  of your servant David will be established before you,

2 Samuel 7:1

The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David

7:1 The king settled into his palace, ⁶  for the Lord gave him relief ⁷  from all his enemies on all sides. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 9:4-5

9:4 The king asked him, “Where is he?” Ziba told the king, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.

9:5 So King David had him brought ⁹  from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in ¹⁰  Lo Debar.

Psalms 127:1

Psalm 127 ¹¹ 

A song of ascents, ¹²  by Solomon.

127:1 If the Lord does not build a house, ¹³ 

then those who build it work in vain.

If the Lord does not guard a city, ¹⁴ 

then the watchman stands guard in vain.

Psalms 132:12

132:12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the rules I teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

Psalms 132:1

Psalm 132 ¹⁵ 

A song of ascents. ¹⁶ 

132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember

all his strenuous effort, ¹⁷ 

Psalms 5:10

5:10 Condemn them, ¹⁸  O God!

May their own schemes be their downfall! ¹⁹ 

Drive them away ²⁰  because of their many acts of insurrection, ²¹ 

for they have rebelled against you.

[7:25]  ¹ tn Heb “and now, O Lord God, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, establish permanently.”

[7:25]  ² tn Heb “as you have spoken.”

[7:26]  ³ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result.

[7:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

[7:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the house.” See the note on “dynastic house” in the following verse.

[7:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Or “rest.”

[7:1]  ⁸ tn The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.

[9:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “sent and took him.”

[9:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from.”

[127:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 127. In this wisdom psalm the psalmist teaches that one does not find security by one’s own efforts, for God alone gives stability and security.

[127:1]  ¹² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[127:1]  ¹³ sn The expression build a house may have a double meaning here. It may refer on the surface level to a literal physical structure in which a family lives, but at a deeper, metaphorical level it refers to building, perpetuating, and maintaining a family line. See Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; 1 Sam 2:35; 2 Sam 7:27; 1 Kgs 11:38; 1 Chr 17:10, 25. Having a family line provided security in ancient Israel.

[127:1]  ¹⁴ sn The city symbolizes community security, which is the necessary framework for family security.

[132:1]  ¹⁵ sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.

[132:1]  ¹⁶ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[132:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).

[5:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “declare/regard them as guilty.” Declaring the psalmist’s adversaries guilty is here metonymic for judging them or paying them back for their wrongdoing.

[5:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “may they fall from their plans.” The prefixed verbal form is a jussive, expressing an imprecation. The psalmist calls judgment down on the evildoers. Their plans will be their downfall in that God will judge them for their evil schemes.

[5:10]  ²⁰ tn Or “banish them.”

[5:10]  ²¹ tn The Hebrew noun used here, פֶּשַׁע (pesha’), refers to rebellious actions. The psalmist pictures his enemies as rebels against God (see the next line).