1 Chronicles 16:30 (DRB)

Passage

Let all the earth be moved at his presence: for he hath founded the world immoveable.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all things that are in them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "earth", "moved", "presence", "hath", "founded", and "immoveable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "earth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Give to the Lord glory to his..." into verse 31's "Let the heavens rejoice and the earth...", so "world" and "earth" 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 "world" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.