2 Samuel 7:20 (DRB)

Passage

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God:

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:18 And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

2 Samuel 7:19 Bur yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God:

2 Samuel 7:20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God:

2 Samuel 7:21 For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou has done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:22 Therefore thou art magnified, O Lord God, because there is none like to thee, neither is there any God besides thee, in all the things that we have heard with our ears.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "thee", "thou", "knowest", "servant", and "lord". 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 "Bur yet this hath seemed little in..." 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.