15 For (A)we are [a]aliens and [b]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. 17 I know also, my God, that You (C)test the heart and (D)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:15 sojourners, temporary residents
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:15 transients, temporary residents in an even more temporary sense

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