wSee Ps. 139:1-4
2 Samuel 7:5
5“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: aWould you build me a house to dwell in?2 Samuel 7:9-21
9 bAnd I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10And I will appoint a place for my people Israel cand will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place dand be disturbed no more. eAnd violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 ffrom the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And gI will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that hthe Lord will make you a house. 12 iWhen your days are fulfilled and jyou lie down with your fathers, kI will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 lHe shall build a house for my name, and mI will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 nI will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, oI will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 pbut my steadfast love will not depart from him, qas I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 rAnd your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. ▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew you
tYour throne shall be established forever.’” 17In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. David’s Prayer of Gratitude
18Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, u“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. vYou have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 20And what more can David say to you? wFor you know your servant, O Lord God! 21Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it.2 Samuel 7:25-29
25And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. 26And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28And now, O Lord God, you are God, and xyour words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, yand with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
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