1 Chronicles 16:23-36

Common English Bible

²³ Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
    Share the news of his saving work every single day!
²⁴ Declare God’s glory among the nations;
    declare his wondrous works among all people
²⁵         because the Lord is great and so worthy of praise.
He is awesome beyond all other gods
²⁶     because all the gods of the nations are just idols,
        but it is the Lord who created heaven!
²⁷ Greatness and grandeur are in front of him;
    strength and joy are in his place.
²⁸ Give to the Lord, all families of the nations—
    give to the Lord glory and power!
²⁹     Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
        Bring gifts! Enter his presence!
        Bow down to the Lord
        in his holy splendor!
³⁰ Tremble before him, all the earth!
    Yes, he set the world firmly in place;^[a]
    it won’t be shaken.
³¹ Let heaven celebrate!
    Let the earth rejoice!
    Let the nations say, “The Lord rules!”
³² Let the sea and everything in it roar!
    Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate!
³³ Then the trees of the forest will shout out joyfully
    before the Lord, because he is coming
    to establish justice on earth!
³⁴ Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
    because his faithful love endures forever.
³⁵ Say: “Save us, God, our savior!
    Gather us! Deliver us from among the nations
        so we can give thanks to your holy name
        and rejoice in your praise.”
³⁶ Bless the Lord, Israel’s God,
    from forever in the past to forever always.
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
    Praise the Lord!