1 Chronicles 16:13 (YLT)

Passage

O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,

1 Chronicles 16:13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

1 Chronicles 16:14 He <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah our God, In all the earth <FI>are<Fi> His judgments.

1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded--To a thousand generations,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seed", "israel", "servant", "sons", "jacob", "chosen", and "ones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seed" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Remember His wonders that He did His..." into verse 14's "He FI is Fi Jehovah our God...", so "seed" and "israel" 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 "seed" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.