1 Chronicles 29:14 (DBY)

Passage

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 29:13 And now, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no hope [of life].

1 Chronicles 29:16 Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "should", "able", "offer", "willingly", "after", "manner", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And now our God we thank thee..." into verse 15's "For we are strangers before thee and...", so "people" and "should" 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 "people" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.