2 Samuel 7:18-29 David went into the tent he set up for the ark. Then he sat there and prayed: »Jehovah All-Powerful, my family and I do not deserve what you have already done for us.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ David went into the tent he set up for the ark. Then he sat there and prayed: »Jehovah All-Powerful, my family and I do not deserve what you have already done for us. ¹⁹ »Yet this was insignificant in your eyes, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah for you have spoken also of your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is the law for man, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah. ²⁰ »What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah. ²¹ »For the sake of your Word and according to your will you have done this great thing. You have made it known to your servant! ²² »For this reason you are great, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah. There is none like you. There is no God besides you according to all that we have heard with our ears. ²³ »There is no other nation on earth like Israel. This is the nation you rescued from slavery in Egypt to be your own. You became famous by using great and wonderful miracles to force other nations and their gods out of your land, so your people could live here. ²⁴ »You chose Israel to be your people from generation to generation! You have become their God. ²⁵ »And now, Jehovah God, please do what you have promised. ²⁶ »You will be famous for a very long time! Everyone will say: »Jehovah of Hosts rules Israel. David’s descendants are his chosen kings. ²⁷ »Now therefore, may it please you to bless the house of your servant that it may continue a long time before you. You O Lord Jehovah have spoken. May the house of your servant be blessed from generation to generation. ²⁸ »Lord Jehovah, you are God. You have promised me some very good things, and you can be trusted to do what you promise. ²⁹ »Please bless my descendants and let them be your chosen kings for a very long time. You have already promised, and I am sure that you will bless my family from generation to generation.«