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"This was a smallthing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant'shouse for a greatwhile to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of highdegree, O LORDGod.
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According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
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Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?
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"This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
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"What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant.
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"O LORD , for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.