16David the king came and sat before the LORD and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?17This was a small thing in your sight, O God, and you spoke about the house of your servant from a distant time, and you regarded me in the manner of the exalted man, O LORD God.18What more can David add to you for glory, O LORD, since you have known your servant?19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your own heart you have done all this great thing in order to make known all greatness.20O LORD, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.21And who is like your people Israel, a unique nation in the land, which God went to redeem for himself as a people, to make for you a great and awesome name, and to drive out nations from before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?22You gave your people Israel to yourself as a people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.23And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken.24Let it be established, and let your name be magnified forever, saying, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, you are God to Israel, and the house of David your servant is established before you.25For you, my God, have revealed this to the ear of your servant, to build him a house; therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.26And now, O LORD, you are God, and you have spoken this good thing concerning your servant.27And now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for you, O LORD, have blessed it, and it is blessed forever.