1 Chronicles 16:8-36

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David's Song of Thanks

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

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

¹⁹When you were ^(K)few in number,
    of little account, and ^(L)sojourners in it,
²⁰wandering from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another people,
²¹he allowed no one to oppress them;
    he ^(M)rebuked kings on their account,
²²saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
    do my ^(N)prophets no harm!”

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

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

³⁵^(X)Say also:

“Save us, O God of our salvation,
    and gather and deliver us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
    and glory in your praise.
³⁶^(Y)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!”

^(Z)Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 16:29 Or in holy attire

Ephesians 3:1-8

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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(A)a prisoner of Christ Jesus ^(B)on behalf of you Gentiles— ²assuming that you have heard of ^(C)the stewardship of ^(D)God's grace that was given to me for you, ³^(E)how the mystery was made known to me ^(F)by revelation, ^(G)as I have written briefly. ⁴^(H)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^(I)the mystery of Christ, ⁵which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. ⁶This mystery is^[a] that the Gentiles are ^(J)fellow heirs, ^(K)members of the same body, and ^(L)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

⁷^(M)Of this gospel I was made ^(N)a minister according to the gift of ^(O)God's grace, which was given me ^(P)by the working of his power. ⁸To me, ^(Q)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^(R)to preach to the Gentiles the ^(S)unsearchable ^(T)riches of Christ,

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Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4

Psalm 37:4-6

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⁴^(A)Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will ^(B)give you the desires of your heart.

⁵^(C)Commit your way to the Lord;
^(D)trust in him, and he will act.
⁶^(E)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as ^(F)the noonday.