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The people rejoiced because they had willingly responded and had given with their whole hearts to the Lord, and King David also rejoiced greatly.

10 [a]David praised the Lord in front of the whole assembly, and David said:

“Blessed are you, O Lord,
    the God of Israel,
    our father forever and ever.
11 “Yours, O Lord, are greatness,
    power, glory, strength, and majesty,
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:10 The thanksgiving which the king offers in the name of the people is still one of the most beautiful of liturgical prayers.

The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(A) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(B)
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(C)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.(D)

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