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1 Chronicles 16:8-36

8O giveH3034 thanksH3034 unto Jehovah, callH7121 upon his nameH8034;MakeH3045 knownH3045 his doings among the peoplesH5971.9SingH2167 unto him, singH2167 praisesH2167 unto him;Talk ye of all his marvellous works.10Glory ye in his holyH6944 nameH8034;Let the heartH3820 of them rejoiceH8055 that seekH1245 Jehovah.11SeekH1245 ye Jehovah and his strengthH5797;SeekH1245 his faceH6440 evermore.12RememberH2142 his marvellous works that he hath done,His wondersH4159, and the judgmentsH4941 of his mouthH6310,13O ye seedH2233 of IsraelH3478 his servantH5650,Ye children of JacobH3290, his chosen onesH972.14He is Jehovah our GodH430;His judgmentsH4941 are in all the earthH776.15RememberH2142 his covenantH1285 for everH5769,The wordH1697 which he commandedH6680 to a thousandH505 generationsH1755,16The covenantwhich he madeH3772 with AbrahamH85,And his oathH7621 unto IsaacH3327,17And confirmed the same unto JacobH3290 for a statuteH2706,To IsraelH3478 for an everlasting covenantH1285,18SayingH559, Unto thee will I giveH5414 the landH776 of CanaanH3667,The lot of your inheritanceH5159;19When ye wereH1961 but a fewH4592 men in numberH4557,Yea, very fewH4592, and sojourners in it;20And they wentH1980 about from nationH1471 to nationH1471,And from one kingdomH4467 to another peopleH5971.21He suffered no manH376 to do them wrong;Yea, he reprovedH3198 kingsH4428 for their sakes,22Saying, TouchH5060 not mine anointedH4899 onesH4899,And do my prophetsH5030 no harmH7489.23SingH7891 unto Jehovah, all the earthH776;Show forth his salvationH3444 from dayH3117 to dayH3117.24Declare his gloryH3519 among the nationsH1471,His marvellous works among all the peoplesH5971.25For greatH1419 is Jehovah, and greatly to be praisedH1984:He also is to be fearedH3372 above all godsH430.26For all the godsH430 of the peoplesH5971 are idolsH457:But Jehovah madeH6213 the heavensH8064.27Honor and majestyH1926 are before him:StrengthH5797 and gladness are in his placeH4725.28AscribeH3051 unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoplesH5971,AscribeH3051 unto Jehovah gloryH3519 and strengthH5797;29AscribeH3051 unto Jehovah the gloryH3519 due unto his nameH8034:BringH935 an offeringH4503, and comeH935 before him;Worship Jehovah in holyH6944 array.30TrembleH2342 before him, all the earthH776:The worldH8398 alsoH637 is establishedH3559 that it cannot be moved.31Let the heavensH8064 be glad, and let the earthH776 rejoiceH1523;And let them sayH559 among the nationsH1471, Jehovah reigneth.32Let the seaH3220 roar, and the fulness thereof;Let the fieldH7704 exultH5970, and all that is therein;33ThenH227 shall the treesH6086 of the woodH6086 singH7442 for joyH7442 before Jehovah;For he cometh to judgeH8199 the earthH776.34O giveH3034 thanksH3034 unto Jehovah; for he is goodH2896;For his lovingkindness endureth for everH5769.35And sayH559 ye, SaveH3467 us, O GodH430 of our salvationH3468,And gatherH6908 us togetherH6908 and deliverH5337 us from the nationsH1471,To giveH3034 thanksH3034 unto thy holyH6944 nameH8034,And to triumph in thy praiseH8416.36BlessedH1288 be Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478,From everlasting even to everlasting.

And all the peopleH5971 saidH559, AmenH543, and praised Jehovah.

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