1 Chronicles 16:29

1 Chronicles 16:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.

Context of 1 Chronicles 16:29

27Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place. 28Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. 30Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 31Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

1 Chronicles 16:29 word by word

הָב֥וּ לַיהוָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ שְׂא֤וּ מִנְחָה֙ וּבֹ֣אוּ לְפָנָ֔יו הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַיהוָ֖ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Giveיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• unto his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• bringנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• an offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• him: worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• in the beautyהֲדָרָהhădârâh · adornmentH1927
• of holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:29

• Psalms 89:5The heavens praise your wonders, Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
• Psalms 108:3I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
• Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
• Isaiah 6:3And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
• Revelation 4:9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
• Revelation 5:12In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
• Revelation 7:12saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
• 1 Kings 8:41“As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
• Psalms 62:10Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
• Isaiah 60:6Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
• Psalms 95:2Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
• Psalms 100:4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
• 2 Chronicles 20:21After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.”
• Psalms 29:2Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
• Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-42Verses 4-42 This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by Christ. We have reason to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-36David’s song of thanksgiving combines three psalms: First Chronicles 16:8–22 uses Psalm 105:1–15 First Chronicles 16:23–33 uses Psalm 96 First Chronicles 16:34–38 uses Psalm 106:1, 47–48 The composer adjusted the sources for this occasion. The Temple did not exist when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, so the Chronicler says strength and joy fill his dwelling (1 Chronicles 16:27) instead of His sanctuary (Psalm 96:6) and asks the worshiper to come into…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 16:29

• Beauty
• Glorifying God
• Music
• Praise
• Psalms
• Worship

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings