1 Chronicles 16:16 (ASV)

Passage

[The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:14 He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

1 Chronicles 16:16 [The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

1 Chronicles 16:17 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

1 Chronicles 16:18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "covenant", "abraham", "oath", and "isaac". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "covenant" and "abraham", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Remember his covenant for ever The word..." into verse 17's "And confirmed the same unto Jacob for...", so "covenant" and "abraham" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "covenant" and "abraham" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.