Passage
Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire.
1 Chronicles 16:28 (DRB)
Nearby Context
1 Chronicles 16:26 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
1 Chronicles 16:27 Praise and magnificence are before him: strength and joy in his place.
1 Chronicles 16:28 Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire.
1 Chronicles 16:29 Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Let all the earth be moved at his presence: for he hath founded the world immoveable.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "bring", "lord", "families", "nations", "glory", and "empire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Praise and magnificence are before him strength..." into verse 29's "Give to the Lord glory to his...", so "bring" and "lord" 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 "bring" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.