God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 16:30
30Tremble in his presence, all the earth! “The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved.
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
28“Give to the Lord, you families of the nations. Give to the Lord glory and power. 29Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship the Lord in ⌞his⌟ holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! “The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. 31Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations, ‘The Lord rules as king!’ 32Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:30 word by word
חִ֤ילוּ מִלְּפָנָיו֙ כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּבֵ֖ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:30
- 1 Chronicles 16:23“Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Day after day announce that the Lord saves his people.
- Psalms 96:9Worship the Lord in ⌞his⌟ holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth!
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
- Psalms 33:9He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the Lord because they were created by his command.
- Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: In the time of favor I will answer you. In the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you. I will appoint you as my promise to the people. You will restore the land. You will make them inherit the desolate inheritance.
- Jeremiah 10:12The Lord made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.
- Colossians 1:17He existed before everything and holds everything together.
- Hebrews 1:3His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
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
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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
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