1 Chronicles 16:8-22
Good News Translation
A Song of Praise(A)
8 Give thanks to the Lord, proclaim his greatness;
tell the nations what he has done.
9 Sing praise to the Lord;
tell the wonderful things he has done.
10 Be glad that we belong to him;
let all who worship him rejoice!
11 Go to the Lord for help,
and worship him continually.
12-13 You descendants of Jacob, God's servant,
descendants of Israel, whom God chose,
remember the miracles that God performed
and the judgments that he gave.
14 The Lord is our God;
his commands are for all the world.
15 Never forget God's covenant,
which he made to last forever,
16 (B)the covenant he made with Abraham,
the promise he made to Isaac.
17 (C)The Lord made a covenant with Jacob,
one that will last forever.
18 “I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said.
“It will be your own possession.”
19 God's people were few in number,
strangers in the land of Canaan.
20 They wandered from country to country,
from one kingdom to another.
21 (D)But God let no one oppress them;
to protect them, he warned the kings:
22 “Don't harm my chosen servants;
do not touch my prophets.”
1 Chronicles 16:8-22
New International Version
8 Give praise(A) to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations(B) what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praise(C) to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;(D)
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek(E) his face always.
12 Remember(F) the wonders(G) he has done,
his miracles,(H) 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 judgments(I) are in all the earth.
15 He remembers[a](J) his covenant forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant(K) he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob(L) as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(M)
as the portion you will inherit.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember
- 1 Chronicles 16:20 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They
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