2 Samuel 7:20 (DBY)

Passage

And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:18 And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19 And yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?

2 Samuel 7:20 And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].

2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "thee", "thou", "lord", "jehovah", "knowest", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And yet this hath been a small..." into verse 21's "For thy word's sake and according to...", so "david" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "david" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.