2 Samuel 7:18-29

Good News Translation

David's Prayer of Thanksgiving^(A)

¹⁸ Then King David went into the Tent of the Lord's presence, sat down and prayed, “Sovereign Lord, I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, nor is my family. ¹⁹ Yet now you are doing even more, Sovereign Lord; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come. And you let a man see this,^[a] Sovereign Lord! ²⁰ What more can I say to you! You know me, your servant. ²¹ It was your will and purpose to do this; you have done all these great things in order to instruct me. ²² How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is none like you; we have always known that you alone are God. ^23 (B)There 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^[b] have spread your fame throughout the world. You drove out^[c] other nations and their gods as your people advanced, the people whom you set free from Egypt to be your own. ²⁴ You have made Israel your own people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

²⁵ “And now, Lord God, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would. ²⁶ Your fame will be great, and people will forever say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel.’ And you will preserve my dynasty for all time. ²⁷ Lord Almighty, God of Israel! I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings.

²⁸ “And now, Sovereign Lord, you are God; you always keep your promises, and you have made this wonderful promise to me. ²⁹ I ask you to bless my descendants so that they will continue to enjoy your favor. You, Sovereign Lord, have promised this, and your blessing will rest on my descendants forever.”