2-Samuel - 7:28



28 "Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 7:28.

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And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words shall be true: for thou hast spoken to thy servant these good things.
And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou art God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,
And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;
And now, O Lord GOD, Thou alone art God, and Thy words are truth, and Thou hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant;
Now therefore, O Lord God, you are God, and your words shall be true. For you have spoken to your servant these good things.

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Historical Commentaries

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And now, O Lord God, thou art that God,.... Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is able to perform, and is faithful to his promise:
and thy words be true; are truly, punctually, and faithfully performed, never fail:
and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant; concerning building and establishing his house. David repeats this promise as being greatly affected with it, and fully assured of the performance of it.

That God - That God who hast declared thyself to be Israel's God, and in particular my God.

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