1 Chronicles 29:13 (YLT)

Passage

`And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;

Nearby Context

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;

1 Chronicles 29:15 for sojourners we <FI>are<Fi> before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow <FI>are<Fi> our days on the land, and there is none abiding.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giving", "thanks", "thee", "praise", "beauteous", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giving" and "thanks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "and the riches and the honour FI..." into verse 14's "yea because who FI am Fi I...", so "giving" and "thanks" 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 "giving" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.