2 Samuel 7:27 (YLT)

Passage

For Thou, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I build for thee, therefore hath Thy servant found his heart to pray unto Thee this prayer;

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:25 `And now, Jehovah God, the word which Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;

2 Samuel 7:26 And Thy Name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> God over Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee,

2 Samuel 7:27 For Thou, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I build for thee, therefore hath Thy servant found his heart to pray unto Thee this prayer;

2 Samuel 7:28 And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou <FI>art<Fi> God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,

2 Samuel 7:29 And now, begin and bless the house of Thy servant, to be unto the age before Thee, for Thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is the house of Thy servant blessed--to the age.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "jehovah", "hosts", "israel", "hast", "uncovered", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And Thy Name is great unto the..." into verse 28's "And now Lord Jehovah Thou FI art...", so "thou" and "jehovah" 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 "thou" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.