1 Chronicles 17:16-27
David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name
16Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, “aWho am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? 17“And this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of the house of Your slave concerning the distant future, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O Yahweh God. 18“Again what more can David say to You concerning the glory bestowed on Your slave? You know Your slave. 19“O Yahweh, afor the sake of Your slave, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things. 20“O Yahweh, there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21“And what one nation in the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make You a name by great and awesome things, in driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt? 22“aYet You gave Your people Israel to be Your own people forever, and You, O Yahweh, have become their God.
23“So now, O Yahweh, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your slave and concerning his house 1endure forever, and do as You have spoken, 24that Your name 1endure and be magnified forever, by saying, ‘Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your 2servant is established before You.’ 25“For You, O my God, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave that You will build for him a house; therefore Your slave has found courage to pray before You. 26“So now, O Yahweh, You are God, and You have 1promised this good thing to Your slave. 27“So now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your slave, that it may be forever before You. For You, O Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”