2 Samuel 7:12–29

¹²When your time comes and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^h13He will build a house for My name, ⁱand I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ^j14I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. ^kWhen he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others. ¹⁵But My faithful love will never leave him ^las I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way. ^m16Your house and kingdom will endure before Me ⁿforever, ^oand your throne will be established forever.’ ” ^p

¹⁷Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

¹⁸Then King David went in, ^qsat in the Lord’s presence, and said,

Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? ¹⁹What You have done so far ^rwas a little thing to You, Lord God, for You have also spoken about Your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation ^sfor mankind, Lord God. ²⁰What more can David say to You? You know Your servant, ^tLord God. ²¹Because of Your word and according to Your will, You have revealed all these great things to Your servant.

²²This is why You are great, ^uLord God. There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, ^vas all we have heard confirms. ²³And who is like Your people Israel? God came to one nation on earth in order to redeem a people for Himself, to make a name for Himself, and to perform for them ^wgreat and awesome acts, driving out nations and their gods before Your people You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt. ^x24You established Your people Israel to be Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God. ^y

²⁵Now, Lord God, fulfill the promise forever that You have made to Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, ²⁶so that Your name will be exalted forever, when it is said, “The Lord of Hosts is God over Israel.” The house of Your servant David ^zwill be established before You ²⁷since You, Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, “I will build a house for you.” Therefore, Your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to You. ²⁸Lord God, You are God; Your words are true, and You have promised this grace to Your servant. ²⁹Now, please bless Your servant’s house so that it will continue before You forever. For You, Lord God, have spoken, and with Your blessing Your servant’s house will be blessed forever. ^a