When the time drew near for him to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

“I am now going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.

Now, Lord God, fulfill the promise forever that You have made to Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

and so that the Lord will carry out His promise that He made to me: ‘If your sons are careful to walk faithfully before Me with their whole mind and heart, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

“As for this temple you are building—if you walk in My statutes, observe My ordinances, and keep all My commands by walking in them, I will fulfill My promise to you, which I made to your father David.

He said:

May the Lord God of Israel be praised!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and He has fulfilled the promise by His power.
He said,

You have kept what You promised
to Your servant, my father David.
You spoke directly to him
and You fulfilled Your promise by Your power
as it is today.

Remember His covenant forever—
the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

Lord God, let Your promise to my father David now come true. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

He said:

May the Lord God of Israel be praised!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and He has fulfilled the promise
by His power.
He said,

You have kept what You promised
to Your servant, my father David.
You spoke directly to him,
and You fulfilled Your promise by Your power,
as it is today.

I also shook the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing!”

The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised.

You found his heart faithful in Your sight,
and made a covenant with him
to give the land of the Canaanites,
Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,
Jebusites, and Girgashites—
to give it to his descendants.
You have kept Your promise,
for You are righteous.

Has His faithful love ceased forever?
Is His promise at an end for all generations?

He remembers His covenant forever,
the promise He ordained
for a thousand generations—

For He remembered His holy promise
to Abraham His servant.

They despised the pleasant land
and did not believe His promise.

This is my comfort in my affliction:
Your promise has given me life.

I have sought Your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to Your promise.

My eyes grow weary looking for Your salvation
and for Your righteous promise.

Make my steps steady through Your promise;
don’t let any sin dominate me.

I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on Your promise.

I rejoice over Your promise
like one who finds vast treasure.

Let my plea reach You;
rescue me according to Your promise.

My tongue sings about Your promise,
for all Your commands are righteous.

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
and give thanks to Your name
for Your constant love and truth.
You have exalted Your name
and Your promise above everything else.

For this is what the Lord says: “When 70 years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm My promise concerning you to restore you to this place.

“This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt, and My Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.”