1 Chronicles 17:16-27

16David 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?

17And 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.

18What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.

19O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

20O Lord, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

21And 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.

22You made Israel your very own nation for all time. You, O Lord, became their God.

23So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

24so 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,

25for 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.

26Now, O Lord, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.

27Now 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.”