A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.

They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.

You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!

You destroy their offspring from the earth, their descendants from among the human race.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence.”

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and his descendants forever.”

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

‘I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” (Selah)

The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.

For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.