14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And [a]of Your own we have given You.
15 For (A)we are [b]aliens and [c]pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
(B)Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.

16 “O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit. of Your hand
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:15 sojourners, temporary residents
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:15 transients, temporary residents in an even more temporary sense

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