1 Chronicles 16:27 (GNV)

Passage

Prayse and glory are before him: power and beautie are in his place.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 16:29 Giue vnto the Lord ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prayse", "glory", "before", "power", "beautie", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prayse" and "glory", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "For all the gods of the people..." into verse 28's "Giue vnto the Lord ye families of...", so "prayse" and "glory" 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 "prayse" and "glory" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.