1 Chronicles 29:12 (YLT)

Passage

and the riches, and the honour <FI>are<Fi> from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand <FI>is<Fi> power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:10 And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.

1 Chronicles 29:11 To Thee, O Jehovah, <FI>is<Fi> the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, <FI>is<Fi> the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;

1 Chronicles 29:12 and the riches, and the honour <FI>are<Fi> from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand <FI>is<Fi> power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.

1 Chronicles 29:13 `And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;

1 Chronicles 29:14 yea, because, who <FI>am<Fi> I, and who <FI>are<Fi> my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee <FI>is<Fi> the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "riches", "honour", "before", "thee", "thou", "ruling", "over", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "riches" and "honour", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "To Thee O Jehovah FI is Fi..." into verse 13's "And now our God we are giving...", so "riches" and "honour" 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 "riches" and "honour" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.