17. And this was not enough in Your eyes, O God! You have spoken about the future of Your servant’s household. You have regarded me as the most distinquished of men, Adonai Elohim.
18. “What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
19. Adonai, for the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to reveal all Your greatness.
20. “Adonai, there is none like You and there is no other god besides You, as we have heard with our own ears.
21. And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a Name for Yourself by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt?
22. You made Your people Israel Your own people forever, and You, Adonai, became their God.
23. “Now, Adonai, may the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be confirmed forever. Do as You have spoken
24. so that it might be established and Your Name might be magnified forever, saying, ‘Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God.’ Then the house of David Your servant will be established before You.
25. “You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. So Your servant has found courage to pray before You.
26. Now, Adonai, You are God! You have promised this good thing to Your servant.
27. Now You are willing to bless the house of Your servant, so that it may continue forever before You, for it is You, Adonai who have blessed, and it is blessed forever!”