29:10–19  First Chronicles 29:10–19 contains the remarkable prayer of David, which sets the theological scene for his son Solomon’s reign. The introduction to the prayer in 29:10 states that David praised the LORD. The Hebrew word used here can also be translated “to bless” or “to speak words invoking divine favor.” David’s prayer is spoken in the presence of the whole assembly, and it therefore has a liturgical character.

God is addressed in the prayer with the expressions O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting (29:10) and O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel (29:18). It is clear that David acknowledges that the God who is building “a house” for himself and for David is the covenant God of Israel’s ancestors. These divine titles establish contin…