1 Chronicles 16:8–36

Psalm of Thanksgiving

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

^bMake known His deeds among the peoples.

⁹Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;

¹Speak of all His ²wonders.

¹⁰¹Glory in His holy name;

Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

^11aSeek the Lord and His strength;

Seek His face continually.

^12aRemember His wonderful deeds which He has done,

^bHis marvels and the judgments from His mouth,

¹³O seed of Israel His servant,

Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

^aHis judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Remember His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

^16aThe covenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac.

^17aHe 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 they were only a few in number,

Very few, and strangers 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, saying,

²²“Do not touch My anointed ones,

And ^ado My prophets no harm.”

^23aSing to the Lord, all the earth;

Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.

²⁴Tell of His glory among the nations,

His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

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

He also is ^bto be feared above all gods.

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

^bBut the Lord made the heavens.

²⁷Splendor and majesty are before Him,

Strength and joy are in His place.

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;

Bring an ¹offering, and come before Him;

^aWorship the Lord in ²holy array.

³⁰Tremble before Him, all the earth;

Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

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

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

^32aLet the sea ¹roar, and ²all it contains;

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

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

For He is coming to judge the earth.

^34aO give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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

And gather us and deliver us from the nations,

To give thanks to Your holy name,

And ¹glory in Your praise.”

^36aBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

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