1 Chronicles 29:10 (DBY)

Passage

And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:8 And they with whom stones were found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced because they offered willingly, for with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

1 Chronicles 29:10 And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever.

1 Chronicles 29:11 Thine, Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the splendour, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine: thine, Jehovah, is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as Head above all;

1 Chronicles 29:12 and riches and glory are of thee, and thou rulest over everything; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make all great and strong.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "blessed", "jehovah", "sight", "congregation", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "blessed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And the people rejoiced because they offered..." into verse 11's "Thine Jehovah is the greatness and the...", so "david" and "blessed" 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 "david" and "blessed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.