1 Chronicles 16:8–36

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.”

²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Every day tell how he saves us.

²⁴Tell the nations about his glory;

tell all peoples the miracles he does.

²⁵The Lord is great; he should be praised.

He should be respected more than all the gods.

²⁶All the gods of the nations are only idols,

but the Lord made the skies.

²⁷He has glory and majesty;

he has power and joy in his Temple.

²⁸Praise the Lord, all nations on earth.

Praise the Lord’s glory and power;

²⁹praise the glory of the Lord’s name.

Bring an offering and come to him.

Worship the Lord because he is holy.

³⁰Tremble before him, everyone on earth.

The earth is set, and it cannot be moved.

³¹Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad.

Let people everywhere say, “The Lord is king!”

³²Let the sea and everything in it shout;

let the fields and everything in them rejoice.

³³Then the trees of the forest will sing

for joy before the Lord.

They will sing because he is coming to judge the world.

³⁴Thank the Lord because he is good.

His love continues forever.

³⁵Say to him, “Save us, God our Savior,

and bring us back and save us from other nations.

Then we will thank you

and will gladly praise you.”

³⁶Praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

He always was and always will be.

All the people said “Amen” and praised the Lord.