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1 Chronicles 16:28-29 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 16 · verses 28–29
28Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 29Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.1 Chronicles 16:28-29 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:28-29 in context
26For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
27Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
28Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
29Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
30Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
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Key words (Strong's)
- kindredsmishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- strengthʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- offeringminchâha donationH4503 →
- worshipshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- beautyhădârâhdecorationH1927 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
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We have here the thanksgiving psalm which David, by the Spirit, composed, and delivered to the chief musician, to be sung upon occasion of the public entry the ark made into the tent prepared for it. Some think he appointed this hymn to be daily used in the temple service, as duly as the day came;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-36