2 Samuel 7:16-18

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;^[a] your throne shall be established forever. ¹⁷ In accordance with all these words and with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

David’s Prayer

¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?