1 Chronicles 16:40 (YLT)

Passage

to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:38 both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

1 Chronicles 16:39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that <FI>is<Fi> in Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:41 And with them <FI>are<Fi> Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age <FI>is<Fi> His kindness,

1 Chronicles 16:42 and with them--Heman and Jeduthun--<FI> are<Fi> trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun <FI>are<Fi> at the gate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "ascend", "burnt-offerings", "jehovah", "altar", "continually", and "morning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "ascend", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "and Zadok the priest and his brethren..." into verse 41's "And with them FI are Fi Heman...", so "cause" and "ascend" 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 "cause" and "ascend" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.