2 Samuel 7:14-22

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, ^(B)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, ¹⁵^(C)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, ^(D)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. ¹⁶^(E)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.^[a] ^(F)Your throne shall be established forever.’” ¹⁷In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

David's Prayer of Gratitude

¹⁸Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, ^(G)“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? ¹⁹And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. ^(H)You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! ²⁰And what more can David say to you? ^(I)For you know your servant, O Lord God! ²¹Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. ²²^(J)Therefore you are great, O Lord God. ^(K)For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.