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1 Chronicles 16:8-36
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:8-36
New King James Version
8 (A)Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
His (B)judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The (C)covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And (D)confirmed it to (E)Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were (F)few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He (G)rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, (H)“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
23 (I)Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods (J)of the peoples are [a]idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33 Then the (K)trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is (L)coming to judge the earth.
34 (M)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
35 (N)And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
36 (O)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And all (P)the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
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- 1 Chronicles 16:26 worthless things
1 Chronicles 16:8-36
New International Version
1 Chronicles 16:8-36
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.”
19 When they were but few in number,(N)
few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 they[b] wandered(O) from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
21 He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:(P)
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets(Q) no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory(R) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(S)
he is to be feared(T) above all gods.(U)
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(V)
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(W)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;(X)
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[c] holiness.(Y)
30 Tremble(Z) before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.(AA)
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;(AB)
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!(AC)”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;(AD)
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees(AE) of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge(AF) the earth.
34 Give thanks(AG) to the Lord, for he is good;(AH)
his love endures forever.(AI)
35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;(AJ)
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AK)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”
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
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of
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