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Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm you it forever, and do as you have spoken.
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Pray God's Promises Back to Him
All commentators highlight David's simple yet profound prayer: "Do as you have said." Charles Spurgeon calls this the "very essence of prayer." It teaches believers to take the specific promises of God found in Scripture, present them to Him, and confidently ask for their fulfillment. This is not a demand but a faith-filled plea based on God's own unchanging character and word.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Baptist
And what one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now, O Lord God From confessions of unworthiness, and of the goodness of God, and a recital of favours conferred…
Presbyterian
David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as…
