1 Chronicles 29:11
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Study Note
Study Note
David's great prayer of thanksgiving for the Temple gifts proclaims God's absolute ownership: 'thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine.' The fivefold catalogue of divine attributes functions as a comprehensive doxology covering every category of excellence, and the following 'all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee' (29:14) makes all human giving an act of returning what was already God's. Matthew 6:13's doxology ('thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever') in the Lord's Prayer may echo this Davidic prayer, though its absence from the best manuscripts is debated. The verse grounds the theology of stewardship: generosity is possible because nothing we give ultimately belongs to us.
Other Translations
Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
To Thee, O Jehovah, <FI>is<Fi> 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, <FI>is<Fi> the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;
Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all.
Cross References
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord …
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee …