And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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Interpretation
David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 7:23-27.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .