For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says Jehovah.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?

And David said to Solomon: My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God;

but the Word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth before Me.

And King David rose to his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.

But God has said to me, You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.

And it happened that night that the Word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,

Go and say to My servant David, Thus says Jehovah: Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?

Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall come from your body, he shall build the house for My name.

But Jehovah said to my father David, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come from your loins, he shall build the house for My name.