Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Samuel 7:18-19

"Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant`s house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!" — 2 Samuel 7:18-19 (ASV)

And he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

"All that you have done for me, therefore, in overcoming my enemies, and making me king over this people, has seemed to be but a small thing to you, for 'thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.'" That astonished David, and therefore he asked, "Is this the manner of man, O Lord God?" "Man gives stingily after his own grudging fashion; but you give in a lordly, kingly, divine way." David's question may be rendered, "Is this the law of the Man?"

"Am I to be the parent of that Man who shall be my Lord as well as my Son, who shall reign for ever and ever, and of whose kingdom there shall be no end?" David was spelling out the inner mystery hidden in the words of the Lord, reading between the lines, and discovering that the covenant which God had made with him was, at least in some respects, a repetition of that greater covenant made with Christ on his behalf.

And what is my house that you have brought me until now?

And this was yet a small thing in your sight, O Lord GOD; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come.

And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

No, it is not the manner of man in general, but it is the manner of the Man Christ Jesus.