1 Chronicles 29:10–20

David’s Prayer

¹⁰So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

¹¹“^aYours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

¹²“^aBoth riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and ^bin Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.

¹³“Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

¹⁴“But who am I and who are my people that we should ¹be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

¹⁵“For ^awe are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; ^bour days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

¹⁶“O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.

¹⁷“Since I know, O my God, that ^aYou try the heart and ^bdelight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

¹⁸“O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the ¹intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;

¹⁹and ^agive to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and ^bto build the ¹temple, for which I have made provision.”

²⁰Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And ^aall the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and ^bbowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king.