1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 27

1 Chronicles 16:27

Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
1 Chronicles 16:27, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:27 in other translations

BSBSplendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
WEBHonor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
ASVHonor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.
YLTHonour and majesty are before Him, Strength and joy are in His place.
DARBYMajesty and splendour are before him; Strength and gladness in his place.
BBEHonour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.
WebsterGlory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

What does 1 Chronicles 16:27 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:7-36

Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by…

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1 Chronicles 16:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֤וֹדHodsplendorH1935
וְהָדָר֙ve.ha.Darand majestyH1926
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav[are] <to> before himH6440
עֹ֥ז'ozstrengthH5797
וְחֶדְוָ֖הve.ched.Vahand joyH2304
בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ\׃bim.ko.Mo[are] in place hisH4725

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:27

  • Psalms 96:6

    Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

  • Psalms 16:11

    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Psalms 43:2-4

    For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

  • Psalms 28:7-8

    The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

  • Psalms 63:2-3

    To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

  • Psalms 8:1

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

  • Psalms 27:4-6

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

  • John 17:24

    Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

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Glory.
Ps 8:1; 16:11; 63:2,3; Joh 17:24
strength.
Ps 27:4-6; 28:7,8; 43:2-4
place.
Ps 96:6

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:26

    For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:27

    Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:28

    Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

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1 Chronicles 16:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Poderío y hermosura delante de él; fortaleza y alegría en su morada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La majesté et la magnificence sont devant lui, la force et la joie sont dans le lieu où il habite.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Majestät und Pracht sind vor seinem Angesicht, Stärke und Freude in seiner Wohnstätte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confessio et magnificentia coram eo: fortitudo et gaudium in loco ejus.