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2 Samuel 7:28

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26 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

27 For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

29 Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

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BSB
And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
KJV
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
WEB
“Now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
ASV
And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:
DARBY
And now, Lord Jehovah, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
BLB
And now, O Lord YHWH, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised to Your servant this goodness.
ÅB
Og nå, Herre, Herre, du er Gud, og dine ord skal bli sannhet, og du har lovt din tjener denne lykke.
OTB
Nå da, Herre Gud, du er Gud, og dine ord er sannhet, og du har lovet denne gode tingen til din tjener.
B1930
Og nu, Herre, Herre, du er Gud, og dine ord skal bli sannhet, og du har lovt din tjener denne lykke.

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Cross references

  • John 17:17

    Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

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  • Exodus 34:6

    Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

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  • Titus 1:2

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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