2 Samuel 7:28

The NET Bible®

Now, O sovereign Lord , you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Lord God, you are God; your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Hebrew Names Version
Now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant:

King James Version
And now, O Lord God , thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

Lexham English Bible
Now, my Lord Yahweh, you alone are God, and your words are true. You have promised this good to your servant.

English Standard Version
And now, O Lord God , you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

New Century Version
Lord God , you are God, and your words are true. And you have promised these good things to me, your servant.

Amplified Bible
"And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

New American Standard Bible
"Now then, Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are truth; and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore now, O Lord God, (for thou art God, and thy words be true, and thou hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruant)

Legacy Standard Bible
So now, O Lord Yahweh, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your slave.

Contemporary English Version
Lord All-Powerful, you are God. You have promised me some very good things, and you can be trusted to do what you promise.

Complete Jewish Bible
Now, Adonai Elohim , you alone are God; your words are truth; and you have made this wonderful promise to your servant.

Darby Translation
And now, Lord Jehovah, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;

Easy-to-Read Version
Lord God , you are God, and I can trust what you say. And you said that these good things would happen to me, your servant.

George Lamsa Translation
And now, O LORD God, thou art God and thy words are true, for thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;

Good News Translation
"And now, Sovereign Lord , you are God; you always keep your promises, and you have made this wonderful promise to me.

Literal Translation
And now, O Lord Jehovah, You are God, and Your Words are truth, and You speak this goodness to Your servant.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now LORDE God thou thy selfe art God, & thy wordes shal be the trueth. Thou hast spoken soch good ouer thy seruaunt.

American Standard Version
And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

Bible in Basic English
And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore nowe Lorde God (thou art God, and thy wordes be true, thou that hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruaunt)

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now, O Lord GOD, Thou alone art God, and Thy words are truth, and Thou hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant;

King James Version (1611)
And now, O Lord GOD, (thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodnesse vnto thy seruant.)

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, O Lord my Lord, thou art God; and thy words will be true, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.

English Revised Version
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

Berean Standard Bible
And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor, Lord God, thou art veri God, and thi wordis schulen be trewe; for thou hast spoke these goodis to thi seruaunt;

Young's Literal Translation
And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou [art] God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,

Update Bible Version
And now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your slave:

Webster's Bible Translation
And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness to thy servant:

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

New King James Version
"And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

New Living Translation
For you are God, O Sovereign Lord . Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

New Life Bible
And now, O Lord God, You are God. Your Words are truth. And You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

New Revised Standard
And now, O Lord God , you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, O My Lord, Yahweh, thou, art God, and, thy words, shall prove true, - therefore hast thou spoken unto thy servant this goodness.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words shall be true: for thou hast spoken to thy servant these good things.

Revised Standard Version
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant;

THE MESSAGE
"And now, Master God , being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me, please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master God ! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ King David went in, sat before the Lord , and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point? ¹⁹ And you didn't stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Lord God? ²⁰ What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God! ²¹ For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. ²² Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! ²³ Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. ²⁴ You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord , became their God. ²⁵ So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised, ²⁶ so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!' The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, ²⁷ for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy words: Numbers 23:19, John 17:17, Titus 1:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:15 - which spake

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now, O Lord God, thou [art] that God,.... Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is able to perform, and is faithful to his promise:

and thy words be true; are truly, punctually, and faithfully performed, never fail:

and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant; concerning building and establishing his house. David repeats this promise as being greatly affected with it, and fully assured of the performance of it.