1 Chronicles 16:13 (DRB)

Passage

O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye his face evermore.

1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember his wonderful works, which he hath done: his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.

1 Chronicles 16:13 O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

1 Chronicles 16:14 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seed", "israel", "servants", "children", "jacob", and "chosen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seed" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Remember his wonderful works which he hath..." into verse 14's "He is the Lord our God his...", so "seed" and "israel" 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 "seed" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.