1 Chronicles 29:11-14

29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign ¹  over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler ²  of all. 29:12 You are the source of wealth and honor; ³  you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. ⁴  29:13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ⁵  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ⁶ 

¹ tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “head.”

³ tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.”

⁴ tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.”

⁵ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

⁶ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”