Passage
Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.
1 Chronicles 16:15 (DRB)
Nearby Context
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.
1 Chronicles 16:16 The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.
1 Chronicles 16:17 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "remember", "ever", "covenant", "word", "commanded", "thousand", and "generations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "ever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 14's "He is the Lord our God his..." into verse 16's "The covenant which he made with Abraham...", so "remember" and "ever" 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 "remember" and "ever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.