[¹] Or, And who is like thy people Israel, a nation that is alone in the earth &c.
21. what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel] Better as margin, who is like thy people Israel, a nation that is alone in the earth. Compare Targum a people unique and chosen in the earth.
²³And now, O Lord, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
23. be established] Literally be made Amen (i.e. “sure”).
²⁴And[¹] let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.
[¹] Or, Yea, let it be established, and let thy name be magnified &c.
24. And let thy name ... magnified] Better, as margin, Yea, let it be established, and let thy name be magnified.
even a God to Israel] delete as a dittography.
²⁵For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee. ²⁶And now, O Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:
25. hath ... found ... to pray] i.e. hath found words and courage to pray.