1 Chronicles 16:34 (YLT)

Passage

Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, <FI>is<Fi> His kindness,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:32 Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it,

1 Chronicles 16:33 Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!

1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, <FI>is<Fi> His kindness,

1 Chronicles 16:35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.

1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "for good", "give", "thanks", "jehovah", and "kindness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "for good" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Then sing do trees of the forest..." into verse 35's "And say Save us O God of...", so "for good" and "give" 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 "for good" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.