1 Chronicles 16:8–36

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

²³Let the whole earth sing^l to the Lord.

Proclaim his salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare his glory among the nations,

his wondrous works among all peoples.

²⁵For the Lord is great and highly praised;^m

he is feared above all gods.ⁿ

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,^o

but the Lord made the heavens.^p

²⁷Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy are in his place.

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;

bring an offering and come before him.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;^q

³⁰let the whole earth tremble^r before him.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

³¹Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,^s

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

³²Let the sea and all that fills it resound;

let the fields and everything in them exult.^t

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

for he is coming to judge the earth.

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

his faithful love endures forever.^u

³⁵And say,^v “Save us, God of our salvation;

gather us and rescue us from the nations

so that we may give thanks to your holy name

and rejoice in your praise.

³⁶Blessed be the Lord God of Israel^w

from everlasting to everlasting.”

Then all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”