2 Samuel 7:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no doubt he received him very kindly and respectfully as God's messenger. But his answer to God he took himself, and did not send by Nathan. When ministers deliver God's message to us, it is not to them, but to God, that our hearts must reply; he understands the language of the heart, and to him we may come boldly. David had no sooner received the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God ,.... In his name, nature, persons, and perfections, purposes, promises, and works: for there is none like thee ; for his essence and attributes, for his greatness and goodness, for what he is in himself, for what he is to his people, and has done for them: neither is there any God beside thee ; there is but one God, the living and true God, the former and maker of all things; all others are but fictitious and factitious gods, see 1 Samuel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-29

The facts are: 1 . The prophet declares to David 2 . David, in response to the message, acknowledges ,the condescension and bounty of God in what he had done and promised. 3 . He confesses that all is of the free unmerited loving kindness of God, and regards this wonderful superhuman goodness as being an illustration of the existence of a love transcending all that is known to man. 4 . He recognizes the blessedness of Israel in being under the care and guidance of One so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-24

( 1 Chronicles 17:16-22 ). ( THE TABERNACLE ON ZION .) Thanksgiving and praise. The duty of rendering thanksgiving and praise to God is seldom disputed, though its performance is often neglected. It is beneficial to the offerer himself, as well as to others. The conduct and language of David, on receiving the Divine communication here recorded, famish an admirable example of the spirit in which "the sacrifice of thanksgiving" should be presented. I. DEEP HUMILITY ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

Wherefore thou art great. God's goodness is to David a proof of his greatness, and he sees it displayed, not only in his dealings with himself, but also in the past history of the Jewish nation. There is in this a depth of evangelic piety. An unconverted heart would see the greatness of God in the majesty of creation, or in severe dealings with the impenitent. David saw it in acts of mercy and kindness. We look upon Elijah as the very type of sternness, yet he too recognized the presence of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

God surpassingly great and ever the same. "Wherefore," because thou doest these great things, extending on through the ages, and because thou canst and dost foresee and predict them, "thou art" manifestly "great" thyself, surpassing all others; the very God our fathers worshipped and have told us of. David's knowledge of God becomes to a greater degree personal insight and conviction through the new revelation with which he is favoured. It is well when living conviction as to God is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 7:22

2 Samuel 7:22. Wherefore thou art great Both in power and in goodness, as appears by the great and good things which thou hast done for me. Neither is there any God besides thee Thus Hannah had expressed herself in her song, in which she prophesied of him, 1 Samuel 2:2; 1 Samuel 2:10. According to all that we have heard That is, what their forefathers had reported concerning the wonders which God had done by Moses and Joshua, and in the time of the judges. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

God’s promise and David’s prayer (7:1-29)When David expressed his desire to build God a permanent symbolic dwelling place, God reminded him through the prophet Nathan that Israel’s God, Yahweh, was not limited to one land or one place. For that reason his symbolic dwelling place had been a tent, something that was movable and could be set up in any place at all (7:1-7).Nevertheless, because the people of Israel were not spiritually in a condition where the ideal for them could work, God would... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 7:22

Wherefore Thou art great . Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , wherefore I will declare and praise Thee as great. O LORD God = O Jehovah Elohim. Note the change, because it is not now in connection with the earth, but what He is in Himself. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

David’s prayer of thanksgiving 7:18-29"The heartfelt response of King David to the oracle of the prophet Nathan is one of the most moving prayers in Scripture . . ." [Note: Youngblood, p. 896.] Structurally the prayer moves from thanksgiving for the present favor (2 Samuel 7:18-21), to praise for what God had done in the past (2 Samuel 7:22-24), to petition for future fulfillment of God’s promises (2 Samuel 7:25-29). David included humility (2 Samuel 7:18), gratitude (2 Samuel 7:19), praise (2... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 7:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 7:22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

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