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20 Now to him who by the power that is working within us[a] is able to do far beyond[b] all that we ask or think,

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  1. Ephesians 3:20 sn On the power that is working within us see 1:19-20.
  2. Ephesians 3:20 tn Or “infinitely beyond,” “far more abundantly than.”

David Offers a Prayer to God

18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family,[a] that you should have brought me to this point?

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:18 tn Heb “house.”

19 And you didn’t stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family.[a] Is this your usual way of dealing with men,[b] O Sovereign Lord?

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O Lord God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.”
  2. 2 Samuel 7:19 tn Heb “and this [is] the law of man”; KJV “is this the manner of man, O Lord God?”; NAB “this too you have shown to man”; NRSV “May this be instruction for the people, O Lord God!” This part of the verse is very enigmatic; no completely satisfying solution has yet been suggested. The present translation tries to make sense of the MT by understanding the phrase as a question that underscores the uniqueness of God’s dealings with David as described here. The parallel passage in 1 Chr 17:17 reads differently (see the note there).