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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 17:15-27 (NET)

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17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
David Praises God
17:16 David went in , sat before the Lord , and said : “Who am I , O Lord God , and what is my family , that you should have brought me to this point ? 17:17 And you did not stop there, O God ! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family . You have revealed to me what men long to know , O Lord God . 17:18 What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant ; you have given your servant special recognition . 17:19 O Lord , for the sake of your servant and according to your will , you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness . 17:20 O Lord , there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true ! 17:21 And who is like your people , Israel , a unique nation in the earth ? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods. 17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time . You , O Lord , became their God . 17:23 So now , O Lord , may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality ! Do as you promised , 17:24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame , as people say , ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel .’ David’s dynasty will be established before you, 17:25 for you , my God , have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. 17:26 Now , O Lord , you are the true God ; you have made this good promise to your servant . 17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you , O Lord , have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future .”

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