1 Chronicles 16:8–22

⁸“Give thanks to the Lord. 

Call on his name. 

Make known among the nations what he has done. 

⁹Sing to him. 

Make music to praise him. 

Meditate on all the miracles he has done. 

¹⁰Brag about his holy name. 

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 

¹¹Search for the Lord and his strength. 

Always seek his presence. 

¹²Remember the miracles he performed, 

the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced, 

¹³you descendants of Israel, his servant, 

you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. 

¹⁴“He is the Lord our God. 

His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. 

¹⁵Remember his promise^aforever, 

the word that he commanded for a thousand generations, 

¹⁶the promise that he made to Abraham, 

and his sworn promise to Isaac. 

¹⁷He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, 

as an everlasting promise to Israel, 

¹⁸by saying, ‘I will give you Canaan. 

It is your share of the inheritance.’ 

¹⁹“While they were few in number, 

a small group of foreigners living in that land, 

²⁰they wandered from nation to nation 

and from one kingdom to another. 

²¹He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. 

He warned kings about them: 

²²‘Do not touch my anointed ones 

or harm my prophets.’