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Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

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Gratitude, Not Pride

Commentators explain that this verse models the proper response to God's blessings. Instead of feeling pride over their massive offerings for the temple, David and the people were filled with gratitude, recognizing that God was the ultimate source of all their wealth and generosity.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 29:13

19th Century

Bishop

Now therefore, our God, we thank you.And now, our God, we are thanking you, and praising (participles in the …

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 29:13

17th Century

Pastor

Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name. That he who was so great, and so much above them, sh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 29:10–19

17th Century

Minister

We cannot form a proper understanding of the magnificence of the temple and the buildings around it, in which such quantities of gold and silver we…