25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
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 to you.
25 For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
25 You, my God, have told me plainly, "I will build you a house." That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you.
25 For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You.
25 "OÂ my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him-a dynasty of kings!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 17:25
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David's purposes; God's gracious promises.
This chapter is the same as Isaiah 42:1; and it is for his sake, upon account of his mediation, that the promises are made good to all believers; it is in him, that they are yea and amen. For His sake it is done, for his sake it is made known; to him we owe all this greatness, from him we are to expect all these great things. They are the unsearchable riches of Christ, which, if by faith we see in themselves, and see in the Lord Jesus, we cannot but magnify as the only true greatness, and speak honourably of them. For this blessedness may we look amidst the trials of life, and when we feel the hand of death upon us; and seek it for our children after us.