1 Chronicles 16:30

1 Chronicles 16:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
• New International Version (NIV)Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)tremble before him, all the earth; yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Tremble before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved.

Context of 1 Chronicles 16:30

28Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 29Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 31Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’ 32Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.

1 Chronicles 16:30 word by word

חִ֤ילוּ מִלְּפָנָיו֙ כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּבֵ֖ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear

• trembleחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: trembleH2342
• before Himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the earthאַף'aph · alsoH637
• The worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• is firmly establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• it cannotבַּלbal · notH1077
• be movedמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:30

• 1 Chronicles 16:23Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.
• Psalms 96:9Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
• Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
• Psalms 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
• Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
• Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
• Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-42Verses 4-42 This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by Christ. We have reason to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-36David’s song of thanksgiving combines three psalms: First Chronicles 16:8–22 uses Psalm 105:1–15 First Chronicles 16:23–33 uses Psalm 96 First Chronicles 16:34–38 uses Psalm 106:1, 47–48 The composer adjusted the sources for this occasion. The Temple did not exist when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, so the Chronicler says strength and joy fill his dwelling (1 Chronicles 16:27) instead of His sanctuary (Psalm 96:6) and asks the worshiper to come into…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 16:30

• Fear of God
• Music
• Praise
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Declare
• Glory
• Music
• Remember
• Ashkenaz
• Beauty
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings