Passage
Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength!
1 Chronicles 16:28 (DBY)
Nearby Context
1 Chronicles 16:26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.
1 Chronicles 16:27 Majesty and splendour are before him; Strength and gladness in his place.
1 Chronicles 16:28 Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength!
1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established, it shall not be moved.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "give", "jehovah", "families", "peoples", "glory", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Majesty and splendour are before him Strength..." into verse 29's "Give unto Jehovah the glory of his...", so "give" and "jehovah" 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 "give" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.