2 Samuel 7:20

20 "What more can I say to you, Lord God, since you know me, your servant, so well!

2 Samuel 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David say more unto thee
In a way of self-abasement, or in thankfulness for such wonderful favours, or in prayer for more and other mercies; he wants words, as if he should say, to express his sense of his own nothingness and unworthiness, and to praise the Lord for all his benefits; and so large are the grants and promises made, that there is no room for him to ask for more:

for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant;
what a sense he has of his own meanness and vileness, what gratitude his heart is filled with, and what his wants and necessities are, which God only can supply, and does abundantly, even more than he is able to ask or think. The Targum is,

``and thou hast performed the petition of thy servant, O Lord God.''

2 Samuel 7:20 In-Context

18 Then King David went in and sat in front of the Lord. David said, "Lord God, who am I? What is my family? Why did you bring me to this point?
19 But even this is not enough for you, Lord God. You have also made promises about my future family. This is not normal, Lord God.
20 "What more can I say to you, Lord God, since you know me, your servant, so well!
21 You have done this great thing because you said you would and because you wanted to, and you have let me know about it.
22 This is why you are great, Lord God! There is no one like you. There is no God except you. We have heard all this ourselves!
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