Bible Strands
2 Samuel 7:21
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses the Lord GOD in a prayer immediately following the delivery of the covenant promise concerning his dynasty and the future temple. He speaks this acknowledgment after receiving the revelation about the royal line and divine presence.
The words — The Hebrew verb עָשִׂיתָ ('a.Si.ta) translates to "you have done," while the noun phrase כָּל־הַגְּדֻלָּה הַזֹּאת (kol-ha.gəduLah ha.Zot) means "all this greatness." These terms anchor David’s statement to God’s completed action and the specific revelation just given.
The thread — The motif of acting for God’s name and purpose appears in Psalms 115:1 and Psalms 138:2, which direct glory away from human achievement. The New Testament echoes this divine initiative in Ephesians 3:11, pointing to an eternal purpose accomplished in Christ Jesus.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine revelation and covenant fulfillment originate in God’s word and heart, not human merit. A reader must attribute the accomplishment of God’s promises solely to His sovereign will and faithful action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
Cross-references
- Psalms 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- Psalms 138:2 I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
- 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
- Ephesians 1:9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- Deuteronomy 9:5 It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Joshua 23:14 Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
- Matthew 11:26 Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.