1 Chronicles 16:8–22

David’s Song of Thanks

⁸Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name;

make known his deeds among the nations!

⁹Sing to him; sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

¹⁰Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!

¹¹Seek Yahweh and his strength;

seek his face continually!

¹²Remember his wonderful works that he has done,

his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

¹³O offspring of Israel, his servant,

O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!

¹⁴He is Yahweh our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,

the word he commanded for a thousand generations,

¹⁶that he made^a with Abraham,

his sworn oath to Isaac.

¹⁷And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,

an everlasting covenant to Israel,

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

the portion of your inheritance.”

¹⁹When you were few in number, very few,^b

and sojourners in it,

²⁰when they wandered from nation to nation,

and from one kingdom to another people,

²¹he did not allow anyone to oppress them,

and he rebuked kings on their account,

²²saying, “You must not touch my anointed

nor do harm to my prophets!”