Bible Strands

2 Samuel 7:28

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

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — David speaks to Yahweh immediately after the Lord revealed the promise to establish a lasting dynasty for him. The moment occurs as David concludes his response to God's covenant declaration.

The words — אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה (Adonai Yahweh) merges "O Lord" and "Yahweh" to stress sovereign authority, while דְבָרֶיךָ יִהְיוּ (devarékhá yihyú) literally states "your words are [true/established]."

The thread — The claim that divine speech matches divine character runs through Numbers 23:19 and Exodus 34:6, and the theme of truth anchors John 17:17. These references trace a consistent biblical pattern where God's identity guarantees His utterances.

Why it lands — The text states that God's nature and His spoken promises are identical, not separate concepts. It requires the reader to treat divine declarations as fixed reality rather than conditional hope.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve./'a.Tahand/ nowאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO Lordיְהוִ֗הYah.wehYahwehאַתָּה־'a.tah-youהוּא֙hu'heהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha./'E.lo.Him[are] <the>/ Godוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu./de.va.Rei./khaand/ words/ yourיִהְי֣וּyih.Yuthey areאֱמֶ֑ת'e.Mettruthוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va./te.da.Berand/ you have spokenאֶֽל־'el-toעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de./Khaservant/ yourאֶת־'et-<obj.>הַטּוֹבָ֖הha./to.Vahthe/ goodהַזֹּֽאת׃ha./Zot<the>/ this

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:

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