1 Chronicles 17:19 Meaning and Explanation
“O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.”
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Read Full Chapter →David recognizes that God acted from His own heart, not from any merit of David's, in revealing such great promises.
What Does 1 Chronicles 17:19 Mean?
David traces the blessing back to its true source. God has done all this greatness for His servant's sake and according to His own heart. The cause is not in David but in God, in the free overflow of His gracious heart. The Lord made known these great things because it pleased Him to do so, out of pure goodwill toward His servant.
This is the deepest comfort the believer can hold: that God's blessings flow from His own heart and not from our deserving. If grace depended on us it would be fragile, but because it springs from who God is, it is sure. David rejoices not in himself but in the heart of God, which is the wellspring of every good gift. We are saved and blessed according to His own heart, and that heart does not change.
1 Chronicles 17:19 in the Original Language
leb (לֵב), 'heart' -- the inmost self, the seat of will and desire; here the very heart of God from which His grace flows.
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What does 1 Chronicles 17:19 mean?
David recognizes that God acted from His own heart, not from any merit of David's, in revealing such great promises.