1 Chronicles 16:8–22

David’s Song of Thanks

⁸Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him.

Tell the nations what he has done.

⁹Sing to him; sing praises to him.

Tell about all his miracles.

¹⁰Be glad that you are his;

let those who seek the Lord be happy.

¹¹Depend on the Lord and his strength;

always go to him for help.

¹²Remember the miracles he has done,

his wonders, and his decisions.

¹³You are the descendants of his servant, Israel;

you are the children of Jacob, his chosen people.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God.

His laws are for all the world.

¹⁵He will keep his agreement forever;

he will keep his promises always.

¹⁶He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham

and the promise he made to Isaac.

¹⁷He made it a law for the people of Jacob;

he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.

¹⁸He said, “I will give the land of Canaan to you,

to belong to you.”

¹⁹Then God’s people were few in number,

and they were strangers in the land.

²⁰They went from one nation to another,

from one kingdom to another.

²¹But he did not let anyone hurt them;

he warned kings not to harm them.

²²He said, “Don’t touch my chosen people,

and don’t harm my prophets.”