1 Chronicles 17:16-27 ▼

16 And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast loved me for ever?

17 And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.

18 What shall David do more toward thee to glorify thee ? and thou knowest thy servant.

19 And thou hast wrought all this greatness according to thine heart.

20 O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no God beside thee, according to all things which we have heard with our ears.

21 Neither is there another nation upon the earth such as thy people Israel, whereas God led him in the way, to redeem a people for himself, to make for himself a great and glorious name, to cast out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemedst out of Egypt.

22 And thou hast appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself for ever; and thou, Lord, didst become a God to them.

23 And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.

24 And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, men saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

25 For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore thy servant has found a willingness to pray before thee.

26 And now, Lord, thou thyself art God, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.

27 And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so that it should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed it , and do thou bless it for ever.