O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
O LORD our God, all these materials and resources that we have gathered to build a temple for your holy name come from you, and everything belongs to you.
The writer is acknowledging that everything they've collected to build God's temple ultimately comes from God himself and belongs to him.
📚 Historical Context
King David is speaking these words during his final public prayer as he hands over leadership to his son Solomon. David had spent years gathering materials, gold, silver, and other resources to build the temple in Jerusalem, though God had told him that Solomon would be the one to actually construct it. This prayer comes at the end of David's reign as he recognizes that even their generous offerings for the temple came from God's provision in the first place.
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