1 Chronicles 16:8–22

⁸O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,

make known his deeds among the peoples.^*

⁹Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wonderful works.

¹⁰Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually.^*

¹²Remember the wonderful works he has done,

his miracles and the judgments he uttered,^*

¹³O offspring of his servant Israel,

children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.^*

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,^*

¹⁷which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,^*

¹⁸saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as your portion for an inheritance.”

¹⁹When they were few in number,

of little account, and strangers in the land,^y*

²⁰wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

²¹he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,^*

²²saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm.”