1 Chronicles 17:16–27

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

¹⁶Then King David went into the Tent of the Lord’s presence, sat down, and prayed, “I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, Lord God, nor is my family. ¹⁷Yet now you are doing even more; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come, and you, Lord God, are already treating me like a great man.^{t 18}What more can I say to you! You know me well, and yet you honour me, your servant. ¹⁹It was your will and purpose to do this for me and to show me my future greatness. ²⁰Lord, there is none like you; we have always known that you alone are God. ²¹There is no other nation on earth like Israel, whom you rescued from slavery to make them your own people. The great and wonderful things you did for them spread your fame throughout the world. You rescued your people from Egypt and drove out other nations as your people advanced. ²²You have made Israel your own people for ever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

²³“And now, O Lord, fulfil for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would. ²⁴Your fame will be great, and people will for ever say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel.’ And you will preserve my dynasty for all time. ²⁵I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, my God, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings. ²⁶You, Lord, are God, and you have made this wonderful promise to me. ²⁷I ask you to bless my descendants so that they will continue to enjoy your favour. You, Lord, have blessed them, and your blessing will rest on them for ever.”