I Chronicles 17 David's Prayer

 I Chronicles 17

David's Prayer

16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, "Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that you have brought me this far?"

17 And yet this, O God, was too little in your sight; therefore you have spoken of the house of your servant for a long time past, and you have granted me, according to the custom of men, this exaltation, O Lord God.

18 What more can David say to you about the honor shown to your servant? But you know your servant.

19 O Lord, for your servant's sake, and according to your own heart you have done all these great things, to make known all these great things.

20 O Lord, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 And who is like thy people Israel, the only people on earth whom God went to redeem as his own people, making a name for himself by great and awesome deeds, driving out the nations before thy people whom thou didst redeem from Egypt?

 22 And thou tookst thy people Israel to be thy people for ever: and thou, O LORD, became their God. 

23 And now, O LORD, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be sure for ever: and do as thou hast spoken. 

24 And let it be established indeed, and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, he is God to Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 

25 For thou, my God, hast revealed in the ear of thy servant that thou wouldest build him a house: therefore thy servant hath found boldness to pray before thee. 

26 And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have spoken this good thing concerning your servant.

27 And now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may be before you forever; for you, O Lord, have blessed it, and it shall be blessed forever.