1 Chronicles 29:10 (LSB)

Passage

So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:8 And whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

1 Chronicles 29:9 Then the people were glad because they had offered so willingly, for they made their freewill offering to Yahweh with a whole heart, and King David also was exceedingly glad.

1 Chronicles 29:10 So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the kingdom, O Yahweh, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "blessed", "yahweh", "sight", "assembly", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "blessed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Then the people were glad because they..." into verse 11's "Yours O Yahweh is the greatness and...", so "david" and "blessed" 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 "david" and "blessed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.