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2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
2 Samuel 7:21 · American Standard Version
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2 Samuel 7:21 in other translations
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
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In context
18 Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
19 And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.
21 For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
22 Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
24 And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.
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