1 Chronicles 16:8–22

⁸Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.

Let the whole world know what he has done.

⁹Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.

Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

¹⁰Exult in his holy name;

rejoice, you who worship the Lord.

¹¹Search for the Lord and for his strength;

continually seek him.

¹²Remember the wonders he has performed,

his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

¹³you children of his servant Israel,

you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God.

His justice is seen throughout the land.

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever—

the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

¹⁶This is the covenant he made with Abraham

and the oath he swore to Isaac.

¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

¹⁸“I will give you the land of Canaan

as your special possession.”

¹⁹He said this when you were few in number,

a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

²⁰They wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

²¹Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.

He warned kings on their behalf:

²²“Do not touch my chosen people,

and do not hurt my prophets.”