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Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.
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O offspring of Israel his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
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Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
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Say also: “Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
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David's Prayer
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 thus far?
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And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God!
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For your servant's sake, O Lord, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
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There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
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And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.
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And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,
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And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
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Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
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And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Lord my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people.”
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David Prays in the Assembly
Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
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O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own.
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O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.