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For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.

Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lorde: for he commeth to iudge the earth.

Prayse the Lorde, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and praise the Lorde.

And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lorde, because his mercie endureth for euer.

Then Nathan said to Dauid, Do all that is in thine heart: for God is with thee.

For I haue dwelt in no house, since the day that I brought out the childre of Israel vnto this daye, but I haue bene from tent to tent, and from habitation to habitation.

(Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: neither shall the wicked people vexe them any more, as at the beginning,

He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.

But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer,

Yet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy seruaut for a great while, & hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of hie degree, O Lord God.

What can Dauid desire more of thee for the honour of thy seruant? for thou knowest thy seruant.

O Lorde, for thy seruantes sake, euen according to thine heart hast thou done all this great thing to declare all magnificence.

For thou hast ordeined thy people Israel to be thine owne people for euer, and thou Lord art become their God.

Therefore nowe Lorde, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant & concerning his house, be confirmed for euer, and doe as thou hast sayd,

And let thy name be stable and magnified for euer, that it may be sayd, The Lorde of hostes, God of Israel, is the God of Israel, and let the house of Dauid thy seruant bee stablished before thee.

For thou, O my God, hast reueiled vnto the eare of thy seruant, that thou wilt builde him an house: therefore thy seruant hath bene bolde to pray before thee.

Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, & hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant)

Now therfore, it hath pleased thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may bee before thee for euer: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shalbe blessed for euer.

Therefore he sent Hadoram his sonne to King Dauid, to salute him, and to reioyce with him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, & beaten him (for Tou had warre with Hadarezer) who brought all vessels of golde and siluer and brasse.