‘ I will guard this city and save it. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.’ ”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。’”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。”

我必为自己和我仆人大卫而保护、拯救这城。’”

为了我和我仆人大卫的缘故，我必保护这城，拯救这城。’”

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。』」

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。」

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。」

我必為自己和我僕人大衛而保護、拯救這城。』」

為了我和我僕人大衛的緣故，我必保護這城，拯救這城。’”

為了我自己的緣故、又為了我僕人大衛的緣故、我必圍護這城來拯救它。』

蓋我為己、及我僕大衛故、必扞衛此城、以拯救之、○

我為己榮、亦為我僕大闢故、將扞衛此城、加以援手、我耶和華所言如此。

我必為己、又為我僕大衛之故、捍衛此城、救援此城、○

I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’”

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.”

I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

‘ For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

‘ For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

I will defend this city and rescue it for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.”

For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”

‘ For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”

I will add 15 years to your life. And I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.” ’ ”

But I will not do that while you are still living. Because of your father David I will wait. I will tear the kingdom out of your son’s hand.But I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give him one of the tribes because of my servant David. I will also do it because of Jerusalem. That is the city I have chosen.”

And I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city.

Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem. I will keep it safe. I will‘ pass over’ it and save it. I am the Lord who rules over all.”

“ So tell the Israelites,‘ The Lord and King speaks. He says,“ People of Israel, I will not take action for your benefit. Instead, I will act for the honor of my holy name. You have treated it as if it were not holy. You did it everywhere you went among the nations.

Only then would I turn my back on the children of Jacob and my servant David. Only then would I not choose one of David’s sons to rule over the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will bless my people with great success again. I will love them with tender love.’ ”

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

But the Lord still kept the lamp of Abijah’s kingdom burning brightly in Jerusalem. He did it by giving him a son to be the next king after him. He also did it by making Jerusalem strong. The Lord did those things because of David.

The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

Only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken. Only then could my covenant with the Levites who serve me as priests be broken. Only then would David no longer have someone from his family line to rule on his throne.

For the honor of my own name I wait to show my anger. I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me. I do not want to destroy you completely.

But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

I tried to purify you for my own honor. I did it for the honor of my name. How can I let myself be dishonored? I will not give up my glory to any other god.

“ I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

Because God is there, the city will not fall. God will help it at the beginning of the day.Nations are in disorder. Kingdoms fall. God speaks, and the people of the earth melt in fear.

Mount Zion is high and beautiful. It brings joy to everyone on earth. Mount Zion is like the highest parts of Mount Zaphon. It is the city of the Great King.God is there to keep it safe. He has shown himself to be like a fort to the city.Many kings joined forces. They entered Israel together.But when they saw Mount Zion, they were amazed. They ran away in terror.Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth.Lord, you destroyed them like ships of Tarshish that were torn apart by an east wind.What we heard we have also seen. We have seen it in the city of the Lord who rules over all. We have seen it in the city of our God. We have heard and seen that God makes it secure forever.