“Honor your father and mother,” ¹  which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

Now this ¹  is the promise that he ²  himself made to ³  us: eternal life. ⁴ 

They said to him, “We promise! ¹  We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you.” They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made ¹  to your servant, my father David, be realized. ² 

Now, O Lord, you are the true God; ¹  you have made this good promise to your servant. ² 

Now, O Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized. ¹ 

My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. ¹  I say, ²  “When will you comfort me?”

My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, ¹  for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. ² 

For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy ¹  the throne over the nation of Israel. ² 

And now I stand here on trial ¹  because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors, ² 

He ¹  did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹  heirs according to the promise.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

But, according to his promise, we are waiting for ¹  new heavens and a new earth, in which ²  righteousness truly resides. ³ 

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes. ¹ 

For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose ¹  you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. ² 

So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. ¹  Do as you promised, ² 

Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! ¹  May your words prove to be true! ²  You have made this good promise to your servant! ³ 

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; ¹  the Lord’s promise is reliable; ²  he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.