2 Samuel 7:20

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? ¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, "Who am I, O Sovereign Lord , and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? ¹⁸ Then David the king went 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 thus far? ¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat in front of the Lord . David said, "Lord God , who am I? What is my family? Why did you bring me to this point? ¹⁸ King David 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? ¹⁸ Then king David went 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; ¹⁸ Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? ¹⁸Then King David went in and sat [in prayer] before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house (family), that You have brought me this far? ¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, "Who am I, O Lord God , and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? ¹⁸ Forsothe Dauid the kyng entride, and satt bifor the Lord, and seide, Who am Y, my Lord God, and what is myn hows, that thou brouytist me hidur to?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

knowest: Genesis 18:19, 1 Samuel 16:7, Psalms 139:1, John 2:25, John 21:17, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 2:23

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 17:18 - the honour Psalms 108:7 - I will rejoice John 21:15 - thou knowest

Cross-References

Psalms 104:6
You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered the earth with oceans; the water was above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
The depthe of watris as a cloth is the clothing therof; watris schulen stonde on hillis.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And what can David say more unto thee,.... In a way of self-abasement, or in thankfulness for such wonderful favours, or in prayer for more and other mercies; he wants words, as if he should say, to express his sense of his own nothingness and unworthiness, and to praise the Lord for all his benefits; and so large are the grants and promises made, that there is no room for him to ask for more:

for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant; what a sense he has of his own meanness and vileness, what gratitude his heart is filled with, and what his wants and necessities are, which God only can supply, and does abundantly, even more than he is able to ask or think. The Targum is,

"and thou hast performed the petition of thy servant, O Lord God.''

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 7:20. What can David say more — How can I express my endless obligation to thee?