Psalm 132:12

New Catholic Bible

¹²If your sons keep my covenant
and the statutes that I will teach them,
their sons will also rule
on your throne from age to age.”^[a]

Psalm 132:12 God’s sovereignty decrees that the dynasty of David will rule, but God’s holiness and justice stipulate that such will hold only if David and his descendants are loyal to his covenant statutes.

Psalm 132:12

King James Version

¹²If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

¹²If your sons keep my covenant^(A)
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne^(B) for ever and ever.”

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King James Version (KJV)

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