1 Chronicles 16:8–36

⁸Give thanks ^oto Yahweh; call on His name;

proclaim His deeds among the peoples. ^p

⁹Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;

tell about all His wonderful works!

¹⁰Honor His holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

¹¹Search for the Lord and for His strength;

seek His face always. ^q

¹²Remember the wonderful works He has done, ^r

His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, ^st

¹³you offspring of Israel His servant,

Jacob’s descendants—His chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

His judgments govern the whole earth. ^u

¹⁵Remember His covenant forever—

the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant He made with Abraham,

swore ^vto Isaac, ^w

¹⁷and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ^x

¹⁸“I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.” ^y

¹⁹When they ^zwere few in number,

very few indeed, ^aand temporary residents 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: ^b

²²“Do not touch My anointed ones

or harm My prophets.” ^c

²³Sing ^dto the Lord, all the earth.

Proclaim His salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare His glory among the nations,

His wonderful works among all peoples.

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

He is feared above all gods. ^f

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols, ^g

but the Lord made the heavens. ^h

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 Yahweh the glory of His name;

bring an offering and come before Him.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness; ⁱ

³⁰tremble ^jbefore Him, all the earth.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

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

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

³²Let the sea and everything in it resound;

let the fields and all that is in them exult. ^l

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. ^m

³⁵And say: ⁿ“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.

³⁶May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised ^o

from everlasting to everlasting.”

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