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17 Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him.

David's Prayer of Thanksgiving(A)

18 Then King David went into the Tent of the Lord's presence, sat down and prayed, “Sovereign Lord, I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, nor is my family. 19 Yet now you are doing even more, Sovereign Lord; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come. And you let a man see this,[a] Sovereign Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Probable text you let a man see this; Hebrew this is a law for human beings.

17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

David’s Prayer(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree,(C) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human![a]

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race