1 Chronicles 29:11
in 1 Chronicles 29Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
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ASV
Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
KJV
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThine, O Lord, is the greatness - This verse is thus paraphrased by the Targum: “Thine, O Lord, is the magnificence; for thou hast created the world by thy great power, and by thy might hast led our fathers out of Egypt, and with great signs hast caused them to pass through the Red Sea. Thou hast appeared gloriously on Mount Sinai, with troops of angels, in giving law to thy people. Thou hast gained the victory over Amalek; over Sihon and Og, kings of Canaan.
This site's exposition
May You be blessed, O LORD
on 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
David blesses the LORD, and the doxology opens, “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory”. Adam Clarke notes the Targum widens it into a recital of the Exodus and Sinai. Verse 12 turns to thanks, since “Both riches and honor come from You”.
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Yours, O LORD, is the greatness
David ascribes greatness, power, glory, splendor and majesty to the LORD, with the kingdom and headship over all. Matthew Henry hears the close of the Lord's Prayer here. Adam Clarke cites the Targum, which expands the verse into a recital of creation, the Exodus, the Red Sea and Sinai.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
His is the power, and it is almighty and irresistible; power belongs to him, and all the power of all the creatures is derived from him and depends upon him. His is the glory; for his glory is his own end and the end of the whole creation. All the glory we can give him with our hearts, lips, and lives, comes infinitely short of what is his due.
The nearer we come to the world of everlasting praise the more we should speak the language and do the work of that world. He adores God, and ascribes glory to him as the God of Israel, blessed for ever and ever. Our Lord's prayer ends with a doxology much like this which David here begins with-- for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory.
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Wherefore David blessed the Lord--This beautiful thanksgiving prayer was the effusion overflowing with gratitude and delight at seeing the warm and widespread interest that was now taken in forwarding the favorite project of his life.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And David blessed the Lord before the eyes of the entire assembly that he had assembled, as is stated (above:1): “And David assembled,” and he blessed them for their willing donations.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְךָ֣ | lekha | [belong] to you | ||
| יְ֠הוָה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה | hagedulah | the greatness | H1420 → | 12 times |
| וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה | vehagevurah | and the strength | H1369 → | 61 times |
| וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ | vehatiferet | and the splendor | H8597 → | 51 times |
| וְהַנֵּ֣צַח | vehanetzach | and the eminence | H5331 → | |
| וְהַה֔וֹד | vehahod | and the majesty | H1935 → | 24 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֹ֖ל | khol | everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם | bashamayim | in the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| וּבָאָ֑רֶץ | uvaaretz | and on the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לְךָ֤ | lekha | [belongs] to you | ||
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הַמַּמְלָכָ֔ה | hamamlakhah | the kingdom | H4467 → | 117 times |
| וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖א | vehammitnase' | and the [one who] raises himself | H5375 → | 656 times |
| לְכֹ֥ל׀ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ | lerosh | to head | H7218 → | 599 times |
לְךָ֣[belong] to you
lekha
יְ֠הוָהO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הַגְּדֻלָּ֨הthe greatness
hagedulahH1420 →12 times
וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤הand the strength
vehagevurahH1369 →61 times
וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙and the splendor
vehatiferetH8597 →51 times
וְהַנֵּ֣צַחand the eminence
vehanetzachH5331 →
וְהַה֔וֹדand the majesty
vehahodH1935 →24 times
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
כֹ֖לeverything
kholH3605 →5413 times
בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםin the heavens
bashamayimH8064 →421 times
וּבָאָ֑רֶץand on the earth
uvaaretzH776 →2504 times
לְךָ֤[belongs] to you
lekha
יְהוָה֙O Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הַמַּמְלָכָ֔הthe kingdom
hamamlakhahH4467 →117 times
וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖אand the [one who] raises himself
vehammitnase'H5375 →656 times
לְכֹ֥ל׀to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
לְרֹֽאשׁ׃to head
leroshH7218 →599 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
it leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- John 14:9–10
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the…
- John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Colossians 1:15–17
Through
Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 5:13–14
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to…
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Through
1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
it leads to
- Ephesians 3:20–21
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Ephesians 3:20–21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.