1 Chronicles 16:8–36

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.’ 

²³“Sing to the Lord, all the earth! 

Day after day announce that the Lord saves his people. 

²⁴Tell people about his glory. 

Tell all the nations about his miracles. 

²⁵“The Lord is great! 

He should be highly praised. 

He should be feared more than all ⸤other⸥ gods 

²⁶because all the gods of the nations are idols. 

The Lord made the heavens. 

²⁷Splendor and majesty are in his presence. 

Strength and joy are where he is. 

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

Give to the Lord glory and power. 

²⁹Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. 

Bring an offering, and come to him. 

Worship the Lord in ⸤his⸥ holy splendor. 

³⁰Tremble in his presence, all the earth! 

“The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. 

³¹Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. 

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

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

Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. 

³³Then 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. 

³⁵Say, ‘Rescue us, O God our Savior. 

Gather us and save us from the nations 

so that we may give thanks to your holy name 

and make your praise our glory.’ 

³⁶Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel 

from everlasting to everlasting.” 

Then all the people said amen and praised the Lord.