# his throne as long as the sun before me

The words "will continue" are understood. Alternate translation: "his throne will continue as long as the sun before me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

# his throne

Here "throne" represents the power to rule as king. God is promising that one of David's descendants will always be king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# as long as the sun before me

God compares David's rule as king to the sun to emphasize that someone from David's descendants will always rule as king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])