2Sa 7:8-16, Psa 18:32-39, 80:15-17, Isa 42:1, 49:8 | ESV | STEP | Now , therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David , Thus says the Lord of hosts , I took you from the pasture , from following the sheep , that you should be prince over my people Israel .

8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^aI took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over my people Israel. 9 ^cAnd I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel ^dand will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place ^eand be disturbed no more. ^fAnd violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 ^gfrom the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And ^hI will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that ⁱthe Lord will make you a house. 12 ^jWhen your days are fulfilled and ^kyou lie down with your fathers, ^lI will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 ^mHe shall build a house for my name, and ⁿI will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 ^oI will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, ^pI will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 ^qbut my steadfast love will not depart from him, ^ras I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 ^sAnd your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew you} ^uYour throne shall be established forever.’”

Psalms 18:32-39

32 the God who ^vequipped me with strength
and made my way ^wblameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a ^xdeer
and set me secure on ^ythe heights.
34 He ^ztrains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand ^aasupported me,
and your ^abgentleness made me great.
36 You ^acgave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
and did not turn back till they were consumed.
38 I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
they fell under my feet.
39 For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.

Psalms 80:15-17

15 the stock that your right hand planted,
and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16 They have ^adburned it with fire; they have ^aecut it down;
may they perish at ^afthe rebuke of your face!
17 But ^aglet your hand be on the man of your right hand,
the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1 ^ahBehold ^aimy servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ^ajin whom my soul delights;
^akI have put my Spirit upon him;
^alhe will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 49:8

The Restoration of Israel

8 Thus says the Lord:
^am“In a ^antime of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you ^aoand give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
^apto apportion the desolate heritages,