2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord GOD.
Cross References
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Joshua 23:14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath failed thereof.
Psalms 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 1:72To shew mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:19-29
David's Prayer for God's Blessing. ( b. c. 1042.) 18 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord , and he said, Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God ? 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God , knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own… Read the whole commentary →