Passage
Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
1 Chronicles 16:28 (YLT)
Nearby Context
1 Chronicles 16:26 For all gods of the peoples <FI>are<Fi> nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.
1 Chronicles 16:27 Honour and majesty <FI>are<Fi> before Him, Strength and joy <FI>are<Fi> in His place.
1 Chronicles 16:28 Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
1 Chronicles 16:29 Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Be pained before Him, all the earth:
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "ascribe", "jehovah", "families", "peoples", "honour", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ascribe" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Honour and majesty FI are Fi before..." into verse 29's "Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His...", so "ascribe" and "jehovah" 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 "ascribe" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.