1 Chronicles 16:8–22

⁸Give thanksⁿ to the Lord; call on his name;

proclaim his deeds among the peoples.^a

⁹Sing to him; sing praise to him;

tell about all his wondrous works!

¹⁰Boast in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his face always.^b

¹²Remember the wondrous works he has done,^c

his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,^Bd

¹³you offspring of Israel his servant,

Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

his judgments govern the whole earth.^e

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever—

the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant he made with Abraham,

swore^A to Isaac,^f

¹⁷and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,

and to Israel as a permanent covenant:^g

¹⁸“I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.”^h

¹⁹When they^B were few in number,

very few indeed,ⁱ and resident aliens in Canaan

²⁰wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another,

²¹he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their behalf:^j

²²“Do not touch my anointed ones

or harm my prophets.”^k