1 Chronicles 29:13

13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:13

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy
glorious name.
] That he that was so great, and so much above them, should take notice of them, and bestow so many great and good things on them.

1 Chronicles 29:13 In-Context

11 You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you are king, supreme ruler over all.

12 All riches and wealth come from you; you rule everything by your strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great and strong.

13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name.

14 "Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.

15 You know, O Lord, that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death.