1 Chronicles 16:8–22

⁸Give thanks to the Lord. Worship him.

Tell the nations what he has done.

⁹Sing to him. Sing praise to him.

Tell about all of the wonderful things he has done.

¹⁰Praise him, because his name is holy.

Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.

¹¹Look to the Lord and to his strength.

Always look to him.

¹²Remember the wonderful things he has done.

Remember his miracles and how he judged our enemies.

¹³Remember what he has done, you children of his servant Israel.

Remember it, you people of Jacob. You are God’s chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God.

He judges the whole earth.

¹⁵He will keep his covenant forever.

He will keep his promise for all time to come.

¹⁶He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham.

He will keep the oath he took when he made his promise to Isaac.

¹⁷He made it stand as a law for Jacob.

He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.

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

It will belong to you.”

¹⁹At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.

There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

²⁰They wandered from nation to nation.

They wandered from one kingdom to another.

²¹But God didn’t allow anyone to beat them down.

To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.

²²He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones.

Do not harm my prophets.”