Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. And let them say among the nations, LORD reigns.

And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation. And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

Go and tell David my servant, Thus says LORD, Thou shall not build for me a house to dwell in.

Now therefore thus thou shall say to my servant David, Thus says LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, that thou should be prince over my people Israel.

What can David [say] yet more to thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? For thou know thy servant.

Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says LORD, I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.

So Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus says LORD, Take which thou will:

Then the agent of LORD commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up, and rear an altar to LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.