2 Samuel 7:18-20

New Living Translation

David’s Prayer of Thanks

¹⁸Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,

“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? ¹⁹And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord?^[a]

²⁰“What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

7:19 Or This is your instruction for all humanity, O Sovereign Lord.

New Living Translation (NLT)

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