1 Chronicles 29:13-17

NSB(i) 13 »Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. 14 »Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. 15 »You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. 16 »O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. 17 »I well know, O my God, that you test everyone’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.