1 Chronicles 17:19
O Jehovah, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart Thou hast done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
18'What doth David add more unto Thee for the honour of Thy servant; and Thou Thy servant hast known.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:21Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know [it].
Psalms 111:3Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.
Psalms 116:16Cause [it] to come, O Jehovah, for I [am] Thy servant. I [am] Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
Isaiah 42:1Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one — My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
Isaiah 49:5And now, said Jehovah, who is forming me from the belly for a servant to Him, To bring back Jacob unto Him, (Though Israel is not gathered, Yet I am honoured in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God hath been my strength.)
Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:17-27
David's Grateful Acknowledgment. ( b. c. 1042.) 16 And David the king came and sat before the Lord , and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God. 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 O Lord ,… Read the whole commentary →