1 Chronicles 16:8–22

David’s Song of Thanks

^8fOh give thanks to the Lord; ^gcall upon his name;

^hmake known his deeds among the peoples!

⁹Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

¹⁰Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

¹¹ⁱSeek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

^12jRemember the wondrous works that he has done,

^khis miracles and the judgments he uttered,

¹³O offspring of Israel his servant,

children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

^lhis judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant ^mthat he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

¹⁷which ⁿhe confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸saying, ^o“To you I will give the land of Canaan,

as your portion for an inheritance.”

¹⁹When you were ^pfew in number,

of little account, and ^qsojourners in it,

²⁰wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

²¹he allowed no one to oppress them;

he ^rrebuked kings on their account,

²²saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,

do my ^sprophets no harm!”