10 And 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. 11 To 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; 12 and 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; 14 yea, 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; 15 for 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; 19 and 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.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:10-19
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:10-19
(Read 1 Chronicles 29:10-19)
We cannot form a right idea of the magnificence of the temple, and the buildings around it, about which such quantities of gold and silver were employed. But the unsearchable riches of Christ exceed the splendour of the temple, infinitely more than that surpassed the meanest cottage on earth. Instead of boasting of these large oblations, David gave solemn thanks to the Lord. All they gave for the Lord's temple was his own; if they attempted to keep it, death would soon have removed them from it. They only use they could make of it to their real advantage, was, to consecrate it to the service of Him who gave it.