¹⁰And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, ‘Blessed art Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age. ¹¹To Thee, O Jehovah, is 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, is the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head; ¹²and the riches, and the honour are from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand is power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.

¹³‘And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name; ¹⁴yea, because, who am I, and who are my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee is the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee; ¹⁵for sojourners we are before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow are our days on the land, and there is none abiding.

¹⁶‘O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build to Thee a house, for Thy holy name, is out of Thy hand, and of Thee is the whole.

¹⁷‘And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.

¹⁸‘O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this to the age for the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee; ¹⁹and to Solomon my son give a perfect heart, to keep Thy commands, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do the whole, even to build the palace for which I have prepared.’ ²⁰And David saith to all the assembly, ‘Bless, I pray you, Jehovah your God;’ and all the assembly bless Jehovah, God of their fathers, and bow and do obeisance to Jehovah, and to the king.

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