1Ch 29:11-12 | KingComments | STEP | When David sees all this voluntarism, it brings him to a hymn of praise to the LORD. He calls Him “God of Israel our father”. With this he emphasizes God as the God of promises, the God Who does what He has promised, and Israel as the people He has blessed. The praise for what has been given can only be sung when we realize that everything we give belongs to God and comes from Him. In his praise David does not tell God what he and the princes have given, but what God has given. He attributes to God unlimited greatness 1. in time: “forever and ever” ( ), 2. in space: “in the heavens and the earth” ( ) and 3. in authority: exalted “as head over all” ( ). All belongs to the LORD, He has all power, and all things come from Him. When people are great and strong, it is through Him. It enables them to create great works. In everything He enables, His glorious Name becomes visible. Whenever and wherever that Name is visible and perceived, there can be nothing but praise to Him.

‏ 1 Chronicles 29:11-12

David Praises the LORD

When David sees all this voluntarism, it brings him to a hymn of praise to the LORD. He calls Him “God of Israel our father”. With this he emphasizes God as the God of promises, the God Who does what He has promised, and Israel as the people He has blessed. The praise for what has been given can only be sung when we realize that everything we give belongs to God and comes from Him.

In his praise David does not tell God what he and the princes have given, but what God has given. He attributes to God unlimited greatness

1. in time: “forever and ever” (1Chr 29:10),

2. in space: “in the heavens and the earth” (1Chr 29:11a) and

3. in authority: exalted “as head over all” (1Chr 29:11b).

All belongs to the LORD, He has all power, and all things come from Him.

When people are great and strong, it is through Him. It enables them to create great works. In everything He enables, His glorious Name becomes visible. Whenever and wherever that Name is visible and perceived, there can be nothing but praise to Him.