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| Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? | David's prayer of thanksgiving. 2Sm.7.18-29 | 1.Chr.17.16-27 |
| And yet this was a small thing in thy eyes, O Lord GOD; thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast shown me future generations, O Lord GOD! | |
| And what more can David say to thee? For thou knowest thy servant, O Lord GOD! | |
| Because of thy promise, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. | |
| Therefore thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like thee, and there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. | |
| What other nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name, and doing for them great and terrible things, by driving out before his people a nation and its gods? | |
| And thou didst establish for thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O LORD, didst become their God. | |
| And now, O LORD God, confirm for ever the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, and do as thou hast spoken; | |
| and thy name will be magnified for ever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and the house of thy servant David will be established before thee. | |
| For thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast made this revelation to thy servant, saying, 'I will build you a house'; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray this prayer to thee. | |
| And now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant; | |
| now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken, and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever." | |
