1 Chronicles 16:8–36
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16:8Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
16:9Sing to him! Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
16:10Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
16:11Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence2 continually!
16:12Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,3
16:13O children4 of Israel, God’s5 servant,
you descendants of Jacob, God’s6 chosen ones!
16:14He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth.7
16:15Remember8 continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made9 to a thousand generations—
16:16the promise10 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac!11
16:17He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise,12
16:18saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
16:19When they were few in number,
just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
16:20they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another.13
16:21He let no one oppress them,
he disciplined kings for their sake,
16:22saying,14 “Don’t touch my anointed ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
16:23Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Announce every day15 how he delivers!
16:24Tell the nations about his splendor,
tell16 all the nations about his miraculous deeds!
16:25For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,
he is more awesome than17 all gods.
16:26For all the gods of the nations are worthless,18
but the Lord made the heavens.19
16:27Majestic splendor emanates from him,20
he is the source of strength and joy.21
16:28Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
16:29Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves!22
Bring an offering and enter his presence!
Worship the Lord in holy attire!23
16:30Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
16:31Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the nations say,24 ‘The Lord reigns!’
16:32Let the sea and everything in it shout!
Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
16:33Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth!
16:34Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures.25
16:35Say this prayer:26 “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!
Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!
Then we will give thanks27 to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.”28
16:36May the Lord God of Israel be praised,
in the future and forevermore.29
Then all the people said, “We agree!30 Praise the Lord!”
Footnotes
- 2 Heb “face.”
- 3 Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
- 4 Heb “seed.”
- 5 Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 6 Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 7 Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
- 8 The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some harmonize the wording here to Ps 105:8, which has זָכַר (zakhar), the perfect third masculine singular form of the verb, “He (the Lord) remembers” (so ; reads “He called to mind his covenant”).
- 9 Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16–18 make clear.
- 10 Heb “which.”
- 11 Heb “his oath to Isaac.”
- 12 Or “eternal covenant.”
- 13 Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”
- 14 The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
- 15 Heb “from day to day.”
- 16 The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
- 17 Or “feared above.”
- 18 The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.
- 19 Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
- 20 Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”
- 21 Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”
- 22 Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”
- 23 Or “in holy splendor.”
- 24 Heb “let them say among the nations.”
- 25 Or “is eternal.”
- 26 The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- 27 Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.
- 28 Heb “to boast in your praise.”
- 29 Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
- 30 This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
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