1 Chronicles 16:8-34

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁸ O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
    make known his deeds among the peoples.^(A)
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    tell of all his wonderful works.
¹⁰ Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
¹¹ Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually.^(B)
12 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
    his miracles and the judgments he uttered,^(C)
13 O offspring of his servant Israel,
    children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

¹⁴ He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.^(D)
15 Remember his covenant forever,
    the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
¹⁶ the covenant that he made with Abraham,
    his sworn promise to Isaac,^(E)
17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant,^(F)
18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as your portion for an inheritance.”

¹⁹ When they were few in number,
    of little account, and strangers in the land,^[a](G)
20 wandering from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another people,
²¹ he allowed no one to oppress them;
    he rebuked kings on their account,^(H)
22 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets no harm.”

²³ Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
    Tell of his salvation from day to day.^(I)
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples.
²⁵ For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
    he is to be revered above all gods.^(J)
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(K)
27 Honor and majesty are before him;
    strength and joy are in his place.

²⁸ Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.^(L)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
³⁰     tremble before him, all the earth.
    The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
³¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
    and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!”^(M)
32 Let the sea roar and all that fills it;
    let the field exult and everything in it.^(N)
33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy
    before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
³⁴ O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.^(O)