7:18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ¹  that you should have brought me to this point? 7:19 And you didn’t stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. ²  Is this your usual way of dealing with men, ³  O Lord God? 7:20 What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, ⁴  O Lord God! 7:21 For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose ⁵  you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. ⁶  7:22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! ⁷  7:23 Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation ⁸  on the earth? Their God ⁹  went ¹⁰  to claim ¹¹  a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, ¹²  before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. ¹³  7:24 You made Israel your very own people for all time. ¹⁴  You, O Lord, became their God. 7:25 So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. ¹⁵  Do as you promised, ¹⁶  7:26 so you may gain lasting fame, ¹⁷  as people say, ¹⁸  ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty ¹⁹  of your servant David will be established before you, 7:27 for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told ²⁰  your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ ²¹  That is why your servant has had the courage ²²  to pray this prayer to you. 7:28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! ²³  May your words prove to be true! ²⁴  You have made this good promise to your servant! ²⁵  7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ²⁶  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!” ²⁷