Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Samuel 7:20-22

"And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah. For thy word`s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears." — 2 Samuel 7:20-22 (ASV)

And what more can David say to you? For you, Lord GOD, know your servant. For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all these great things, to make your servant know them. Therefore you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, nor is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

There is some sweet doctrine here. The Lord blesses David, not because of David's virtue, or David's merit, or David's prowess, but for his own sake: For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all these great things, to make your servant know them. The reason why streams of love flow from God is just this: it is according to his nature. He is a fountain, so the blessing must flow from him. He is a sun, so he must shine. It is not only because we need his love, but because God is love, that his love is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

Now what is the inference from all this? Does David say, "Therefore, O Lord, I am great and honourable"? Oh, no! He has nothing to say in praise of himself; but he says, Therefore you are great, O Lord God: for there is none like you, nor is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

For you, LORD GOD, know your servant. For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make your servant know them. Therefore you are great, O LORD GOD: for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

God had said to David, in the message He sent by Nathan, I have made you a great nation, like the name of the great that are in the earth; and now David brings back the words to God, and says, you are great, O Lord God; for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you.