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Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant:

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Pray God's Promises Back to Him

All commentators highlight how David's prayer is built upon God's own words. Charles Spurgeon calls it a 'grand pleading' to remind God of His promise. When we pray, we can have immense confidence by grounding our requests not in our own desires, but in the specific promises God has already made in His Word. As Matthew Henry notes, 'What more can we say for ourselves in our prayers than God has said for us in His promises?'

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2 Samuel

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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 2 Samuel 7:28–29

19th Century

Preacher

And now, O Lord GOD, you are that God, and your words are true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant: Therefore now let it pleas…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Samuel 7:28

17th Century

Pastor

And now, O Lord God, you [are] that God
Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is ab…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Samuel 7:18–29

17th Century

Minister

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…