1 Chronicles 29:13

¹²Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.¹³Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.¹⁴But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

Summary

This verse acknowledges God as the ultimate source of all wealth, honor, and power. It highlights the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty and generosity in all aspects of life. King David's prayer reflects humility and gratitude, recognizing that everything comes from God and belongs to Him. The verse serves as a reminder for believers to have a heart of thanksgiving and to give back to God with joy and sincerity. It emphasizes the concept of stewardship, where all blessings are entrusted to us by God for His purposes.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

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. 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. 1 Chronicles 29:14 ch1 29:14 ch1 29:14 ch1 29:14But who am I,.... Originally dust and ashes, a sinful creature, unworthy to receive anything from God, and of having the honour of doing anything for him: and what is my people: subject to him, the least of all people, separated from the nations round about them, and despised by them: that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? that they, who were a poor people, some years ago brought out of Egyptian bondage, should now be possessed of such an affluence, and have such a generous heart and liberal spirit given them, as to contribute in so large and liberal a manner as they had done; all was owing to the goodness of God to them, and the efficacy of his grace upon them: for all things come of thee; all good things, temporal and spiritual; the Lord is the fountain of goodness, and Father of mercies: and of thine own have we given thee; for there is nothing a man has but he has received from the Lord, and therefore can give nothing to him but his own, see Rom 11:35.