for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.
so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say, ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ David’s dynasty will be established before you,
Now, O Lord, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.
Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
“This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.
Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel: