1 Chronicles 16:29 (DRB)

Passage

Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "lord", "glory", "name", "bring", "sacrifice", "come", and "sight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Bring ye to the Lord O ye..." into verse 30's "Let all the earth be moved at...", so "give" 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 "give" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.