2 Samuel 7:18

2 Samuel 7:18. Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD,

This was not the usual Oriental posture of prayer, but David was mingling meditation with his supplication, so that his attitude was not according to ordinary rules.

2 Samuel 7:18. And he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD?

Why, you are David, the valiant man who slew Goliath! No, no, no; the man of God is nobody in his own esteem.