2 Samuel 7:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart ... - The promises of God are the true guide to the prayers of His people. We may dare to ask anything, how great soever it may be, which God has promised to give. In this and the two following verses David expresses the same wonder at the riches of God’s grace, and the same expectation founded on that grace, which Paul does. in such passages as Ephesians 1:5-7; Ephesians 2:7, etc. marginal references.

2 Samuel 7:27

27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealedd to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.