1 Chronicles 16:8–36

Song of Thanksgiving

^8aOh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name;

^bMake known His acts among the peoples.

⁹Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;

Muse on all His wondrous deeds.

¹⁰Boast in His holy name;

Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad.

^11aInquire of Yahweh and His strength;

Seek His face continually.

^12aRemember His wondrous deeds which He has done,

^bHis miraculous signs and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

¹³O seed of Israel His servant,

O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

¹⁴He is Yahweh our God;

^aHis judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Remember His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded for a thousand generations,

^16aWhich He cut with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac.

^17aThen He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸Saying, “^aTo you I will give the land of Canaan,

As the portion of your inheritance,”

^19aWhen you were only a few men in number,

Of little account, and sojourners in it,

²⁰And they wandered about from nation to nation,

And from one kingdom to another people,

²¹He permitted no man to oppress them,

And ^aHe reproved kings for their sakes,

²²“Do not touch My anointed ones,

And ^aagainst My prophets do no evil.”

^23aSing to Yahweh, all the earth;

Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

²⁴Recount His glory among the nations,

His wondrous deeds among all the peoples.

²⁵For ^agreat is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised;

And He is ^1bmore ²fearsome than all gods.

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are ^1aidols,

^bBut Yahweh made the heavens.

²⁷Splendor and majesty are before Him,

Strength and joy are in His place.

²⁸Ascribe to Yahweh, O families of the peoples,

Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

²⁹Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;

Lift up ¹an offering, and come before Him;

^aWorship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

³⁰Tremble before Him, all the earth;

Indeed, the world is established, it will not be shaken.

^31aLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, “^bYahweh reigns.”

^32aLet the sea ¹roar, as well as its fullness;

Let the field exult, and all that is in it.

³³Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh;

For He is coming to judge the earth.

^34aOh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

^35aThen say, “Save us, O God of our salvation,

And gather us and deliver us from among the nations,

To give thanks to Your holy name

And revel in Your praise.”

^36aBlessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,

From everlasting to everlasting.

Then all the people ^bsaid, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.