18. Then King David went in and sat in the Lord’s presence and said, “Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house, that you should have brought me so far?
19. And yet even this is too little in your sight, Lord God! For you have made a promise regarding your servant’s house reaching into the future, and giving guidance to the people, Lord God!
20. What more can David say to you? You know your servant, Lord God!
21. For your servant’s sake and as you have had at heart, you have brought about this whole magnificent disclosure to your servant.
22. Therefore, great are you, Lord God! There is no one like you, no God but you, as we have always heard.
23. What other nation on earth is there like your people Israel? What god has ever led a nation, redeeming it as his people and making a name by great and awesome deeds, as you drove out the nations and their gods before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt?
24. You have established for yourself your people Israel as your people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
25. Now, Lord God, confirm the promise that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house forever. Bring about what you have promised
26. so that your name may be forever great. People will say: ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ when the house of your servant David is established in your presence.
27. Because you, Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, ‘I will build you a house,’ your servant now finds the courage to make this prayer before you.
28. Since you, Lord God, are truly God and your words are truth and you have made this generous promise to your servant,