And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.
We have here, I. The solemn address which David made to God upon occasion of the noble subscriptions of the princes towards the building of the temple (Ch1 29:10): Wherefore David blessed the Lord, not only alone in his closet, but before all the congregation.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 29:10-22
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. That he that was so great, and so much above them, should take notice of them, and bestow so many great and good things on them. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
HIS THANKSGIVING. (1Ch. 29:10-25) Wherefore David blessed the Lord--This beautiful thanksgiving prayer was the effusion overflowing with gratitude and delight at seeing the warm and widespread interest that was now taken in forwarding the favorite project of his life. Its piety is displayed in the fervor of devotional feeling--in the ascription of all worldly wealth and greatness to God as the giver, in tracing the...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 29:10-25