11 Yours LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty!
For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours.
Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour come from you, and you rule over all!
In your hand is power and might!
It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:11 – 13World English Bible
It is often pointed out by Bible teachers that the last line of the Lord's Prayer, "Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory" did not exist in the oldest and most reliable Greek manuscripts. It was most probably added later on as a "liturgical addition" as part of Christian tradition.
However, this last line of the Lord's Prayer is not without scriptural basis.
While reading 1 Chronicles chapter 29 a few days ago, I came across a passage from verses 11 to 13 that records the prayer of King David as he blessed the LORD before the congregation of Israel (see passage quoted above). David began his doxology by saying,
"Yours LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty!"He went on to tell the LORD,
". . . Yours is the Kingdom, and you are exalted as head above all",and
". . . In your hand is power and might".
The last line of the Lord's Prayer might have been a liturgical addition that was possibly based on the Blessing of King David to the LORD in 1 Chronicles 29, where he affirmed that to God belongs the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.
Brothers and Sisters in Iesus the Anointed One, let us bless Our Heavenly Father, God Almighty, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Like King David, let us ascribe to God, "Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen"
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