In my trouble - See the margin. David refers to the numerous troubles of his reign, which had prevented him from accumulating very much trea…

David gives formal charge to Solomon to build the Temple.

And I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father…

Now, behold, in my trouble
Or affliction, which had attended him, through the greater part of his reign, partly thro…

David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. It was because God had named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any servi…