1 Chronicles 16:35

16:35 Say this prayer: 1  “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!

Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!

Then we will give thanks 2  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” 3 

1 Chronicles 17:16

David Praises God

17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, 4  that you should have brought me to this point?

1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty 5  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.” 6 

1 Chronicles 21:3

21:3 Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army 7  a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?” 8 

1 Chronicles 29:16

29:16 O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.

1 tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

2 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

3 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

4 tn Heb “house.”

5 tn Heb “house.”

6 tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”

7 tn Or “people.”

8 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.