1 Chronicles 16:8–27

8 Give praisei to the Lord, proclaim his name;

make known among the nationsj what he has done.

9 Sing to him, sing praisek to him;

tell of all his wonderful acts.

10 Glory in his holy name;l

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

11 Look to the Lord and his strength;

seekm his face always.

12 Remembern the wonderso he has done,

his miracles,p and the judgments he pronounced,

13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel,

his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.

14 He is the Lord our God;

his judgmentsq are in all the earth.

15 He remembersc r his covenant forever,

the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenants he made with Abraham,

the oath he swore to Isaac.

17 He confirmed it to Jacobt as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

18 “To you I will give the land of Canaanu

as the portion you will inherit.”

19 When they were but few in number,v

few indeed, and strangers in it,

20 theyd wanderedw from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

21 He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:x

22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophetsy no harm.”

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;

proclaim his salvation day after day.

24 Declare his gloryz among the nations,

his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;a

he is to be fearedb above all gods.c

26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.d

27 Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy are in his dwelling place.