2 Samuel 7:18-29

New American Standard Bible 1995

David’s Prayer

¹⁸ Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “^(A)Who am I, O Lord ^[a]God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? ¹⁹ And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord God, ^(B)for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And ^(C)this is the ^[b]custom of man, O Lord God. ²⁰ Again what more can David say to You? For ^(D)You know Your servant, O Lord God! ^21 (E)For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. ²² For this reason ^(F)You are great, O Lord God; for ^(G)there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, ^(H)according to all that we have heard with our ears. ²³ And ^(I)what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and ^(J)to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before ^(K)Your people whom ^(L)You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods? ²⁴ For ^(M)You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and ^(N)You, O Lord, have become their God. ²⁵ Now therefore, O Lord God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house, confirm it forever, and do as You have spoken, ^26 (O)that Your name may be magnified forever, by saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel’; and may the house of Your servant David be established before You. ²⁷ For You, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have ^[c]made a revelation to Your servant, saying, ‘^(P)I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has found ^[d]courage to pray this prayer to You. ²⁸ Now, O Lord God, You are God, and ^(Q)Your words are truth, and You have ^[e]promised this good thing to Your servant. ²⁹ Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord God, have spoken; and ^(R)with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”