1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~970 BC. David declares God's absolute sovereignty over all earthly powers before Israel's military commanders, tribal chiefs, and government officials who are accustomed to wielding authority themselves.
The emotion here: overwhelmed by divine magnitude while stewarding earthly kingdom
The original word
gedullah (גְּדֻלָּה) — greatness that inspires awe, incomparable magnitude
Why it matters
David lists five attributes that directly correspond to the five major powers ancient kings claimed: military might, wealth, fame, conquest, and divine approval
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 29:11
This isn't abstract theology — David is telling powerful men that all their earthly authority comes from God
Common misconceptionPeople read this as distant theology about God's attributes, but David is making a political statement — telling Israel's power brokers that every earthly authority is under God's jurisdiction.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 29:11
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 29:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 29:11 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's sovereignty, divine attributes. Notable phrases: Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness; all that is in the heavens and earth. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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