1 Chronicles 16:17 (YLT)

Passage

And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel--a covenant age-during.

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 16:16 Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath--to Isaac,

1 Chronicles 16:17 And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel--a covenant age-during.

1 Chronicles 16:18 Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

1 Chronicles 16:19 When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "establisheth", "jacob", "statute", "israel--a", "covenant", and "age-during". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "establisheth" and "jacob", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Which He hath made with Abraham And..." into verse 18's "Saying To thee I give the land...", so "establisheth" and "jacob" 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 "establisheth" and "jacob" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.