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1 Chronicles 16:28–34

28  Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

xascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

29  Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering and come before him!

yWorship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;2

30  tremble before him, all the earth;

yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

31  zLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, a“The Lord reigns!”

32  bLet the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

33  Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

34  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

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1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering and come before him.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth!

The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;

let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!

33 Let the trees of the forest sing,

let them sing for joy before the Lord,

for he comes to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people,

Give unto the Lord glory and strength.

29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name:

Bring an offering, and come before him:

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

30 Fear before him, all the earth:

The world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice:

And let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof:

Let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord,

Because he cometh to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good;

For his mercy endureth for ever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 O nations of the world, recognize the Lord,

recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.

29 Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!

Bring your offering and come into his presence.

Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.

30 Let all the earth tremble before him.

The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!

Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!

Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!

33 Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord,

for he is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

Give to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;

Bring an offering, and come before Him.

Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!

30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.

The world also is firmly established,

It shall not be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;

And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,

For He is coming to judge the earth.

34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 Praise the Lord, all nations on earth.

Praise the Lord’s glory and power;

29 praise the glory of the Lord’s name.

Bring an offering and come to him.

Worship the Lord because he is holy.

30 Tremble before him, everyone on earth.

The earth is set, and it cannot be moved.

31 Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad.

Let people everywhere say, “The Lord is king!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it shout;

let the fields and everything in them rejoice.

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing

for joy before the Lord.

They will sing because he is coming to judge the world.

34 Thank the Lord because he is good.

His love continues forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples,

Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength;

29 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name:

Bring an offering, and come before him;

Worship Jehovah in holy array.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth:

The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah;

For he cometh to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

28 Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength! 29 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour. 30 Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established, it shall not be moved. 31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of Jehovah, For he cometh to judge the earth. 34 Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 “Give to the Lord, you families of the nations. 

Give to the Lord glory and power. 

29 Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. 

Bring an offering, and come to him. 

Worship the Lord in ⸤his⸥ holy splendor. 

30 Tremble in his presence, all the earth! 

“The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. 

31 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. 

Say to the nations, ‘The Lord rules as king!’ 

32 Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. 

Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. 

33 Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy 

in the presence of the Lord when he comes to judge the earth. 

34 “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, 

because his mercy endures forever. 

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

28 Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;

bring an offering and come before Him.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;

30 tremble before Him, all the earth.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

31 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!”

32 Let the sea and everything in it resound;

let the fields and all that is in them exult.

33 Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,

for He is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering, and come before him.

Worship the Lord in holy splendor;

30 tremble before him, all the earth.

The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”

32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it.

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 Ascribe to Yahweh, O clans of the nations,

ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!

29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of his name!

Lift up an offering and come before him!

Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness!

30 Tremble before him, all the earth;

surely the world is established; it shall not be shaken.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad,

and let them tell the peoples, “Yahweh reigns!”

32 Let the sea roar and its fullness;

let the field rejoice and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh,

for he comes to judge the earth.

34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good;

his loyal love is everlasting.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 Praise the Lord, all you nations.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

29 Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Bring an offering and come to him.

Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

30 All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.

The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved.

31 Let the heavens be filled with joy. Let the earth be glad.

Let them say among the nations, “The Lord rules!”

32 Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

Let the fields and everything in them be glad.

33 Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

They will sing to the Lord.

He will judge the people of the world.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.

His faithful love continues forever.

1 Chronicles 16:28–34 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;

Bring an offering, and come before Him;

Worship the Lord in holy array.

30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;

Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

32 Let the sea roar, and all it contains;

Let the field exult, and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;

For He is coming to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.


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