1 Chronicles 17:25For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. David's private chamber. The shepherd-king processes Nathan's prophecy that his throne will last forever...
The emotion here: initially intimidated but gaining supernatural boldness
The original word
matsa (מָצָא) — to find, discover, obtain (courage wasn't automatic — David had to find it)
Why it matters
This conversation happened 1000 years before Jesus was born in David's city
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 17:25
David admits he needed courage to pray — even kings feel intimidated talking to God
Common misconceptionPeople think prayer should always feel natural, but David shows that sometimes we need to find courage to pray — even spiritual giants feel intimidated approaching God with big requests.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 17:25
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 17:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 17:25 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine revelation, prayer confidence. Notable phrases: you have revealed; found courage to pray. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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