22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thy own people for ever, and thou, Lord, didst become their God.
23 Therefore, now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy slave and concerning his house be established for ever and do as thou hast said.
24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, that it may be said, The Lord of the hosts, God of Israel, is God unto Israel; and let the house of David thy slave be established before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy slave that thou wilt build him a house; therefore, thy slave has found in his heart to pray before thee.
26 And now, Lord, thou art God and hast promised this goodness unto thy slave;
27 now it has pleased thee to bless the house of thy slave, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed for ever.