1 Chronicles 29:16 (GNV)

Passage

O Lord our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand and all is thine.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee.

1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are stragers before thee, and soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, and there is none abiding.

1 Chronicles 29:16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand and all is thine.

1 Chronicles 29:17 I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.

1 Chronicles 29:18 O Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts vnto thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "abundance", "haue", "prepared", "buylde", "thee", "house", and "thine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "abundance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "For we are stragers before thee and..." into verse 17's "I knowe also my God that thou...", so "lord" and "abundance" 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 "lord" and "abundance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.