1 Chronicles 16:17 (DBY)

Passage

And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:15 Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

1 Chronicles 16:16 Which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac;

1 Chronicles 16:17 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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

1 Chronicles 16:19 When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "confirmed", "jacob", "statute", "israel", "everlasting", and "covenant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "confirmed" and "jacob", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Which he made with Abraham And of..." into verse 18's "Saying Unto thee will I give the...", so "confirmed" and "jacob" 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 "confirmed" and "jacob" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.