1 Chronicles 16:26 (GNV)

Passage

For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people.

1 Chronicles 16:25 For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:26 For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.

1 Chronicles 16:27 Prayse and glory are before him: power and beautie are in his place.

1 Chronicles 16:28 Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gods", "people", "idoles", "lord", and "heauens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gods" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For the Lord is great and much..." into verse 27's "Prayse and glory are before him power...", so "gods" and "people" 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 "gods" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.