1 Chronicles 16:40 (ASV)

Passage

to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel;

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

1 Chronicles 16:39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel;

1 Chronicles 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;

1 Chronicles 16:42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun [with] trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and [with] instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "offer", "burnt-offerings", "jehovah", "upon", "altar", "continually", and "morning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "offer" and "burnt-offerings", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "and Zadok the priest and his brethren..." into verse 41's "and with them Heman and Jeduthun and...", so "offer" and "burnt-offerings" 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 "offer" and "burnt-offerings" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.