David's Prayer
18
Then
David the
king went in and
sat before the
LORD, and he
said, "
Who am I, O
Lord 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, for You have
spoken also of the
house of Your
servant concerning the
distant future. And
this is the
custom of
man, O
Lord GOD.
20
"Again what more can
David say to You? For You
know Your
servant, O
Lord GOD !
21
" 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 * You are
great, O
Lord GOD ; for
there is
none like You, and
there is
no God besides You, according to
all that we have
heard with our
ears.
23
"And
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 to
do a
great thing for You and
awesome things for Your
land,
before * Your
people whom You have
redeemed for Yourself from
Egypt, from
nations and their
gods ?
24
"For You have
established for Yourself Your
people Israel as Your own
people forever *, and 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,
27
"For You, O
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel, have
made a
revelation * to Your
servant,
saying, ' I will
build you a
house ';
therefore * Your
servant has
found courage to
pray this prayer to You.
28
"Now, O
Lord GOD, You are
God, and Your
words are
truth, and You have
promised this good thing to Your
servant.