For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.
The verse stands among the events connected with David's plan to build a house for God. It belongs at the point where David first conceives a design worthy of the divine majesty and opens his mind to the prophet Nathan. In that account God accepts David's good intentions yet refuses him the honor of building the house.
The verse declares that God made Israel His own people forever and became their God. In so doing it affirms their lasting covenant relationship with Him.
The verse stands among the events connected with David's plan to build a house for God. It belongs at the point where David first conceives a design worthy of the divine majesty and opens his mind to the prophet Nathan. In that account God accepts David's good intentions yet refuses him the honor of building the house.
The verse declares that God made Israel His own people forever and became their God. In so doing it affirms their lasting covenant relationship with Him.