Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 16:36
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse concludes a corporate worship sequence where a liturgical leader pronounces a blessing and the assembled congregation responds, following David’s directive to station Asaph and his associates to minister regularly before the ark.
The words — The Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (ba.Rukh) issues a command to bless, while מִן־עוֹלָם וְעַד עוֹלָם (min-ʿōlām wəʿaḏ ʿōlām) literally renders "from antiquity to perpetuity," marking the duration of the deity's reign.
The thread — This identical opening formula appears in Psalms 72:18 and 1 Kings 8:15, 8:56, consistently framing moments of covenant fulfillment and divine rest.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of Yahweh as the eternal God of Israel and requires the reader to join the explicit congregational response of "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:15 and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- 1 Kings 8:56 “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
- Nehemiah 8:6 Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Jeremiah 28:6 “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
- 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Psalms 106:48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
- Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’