1 Chronicles 16:8-36

8“Give thanks to the Lord. Call on his name. Make known among the nations what he has done.

9Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has done.

10Brag about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

11Search for the Lord and his strength. Always seek his presence.

12Remember the miracles he performed, the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced,

13you descendants of Israel, his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

14“He is the Lord our God. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth.

15Remember his promise  forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

16the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn promise to Isaac.

17He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,

18by saying, ‘I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance.’

19“While they were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,

20they wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.

21He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:

22‘Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.’

23“Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Day after day announce that the Lord saves his people.

24Tell people about his glory. Tell all the nations about his miracles.

25“The Lord is great! He should be highly praised. He should be feared more than all ⌞other⌟ gods

26because all the gods of the nations are idols. The Lord made the heavens.

27Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is.

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.

30Tremble 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.

33Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of the Lord when he comes to judge the earth.

34“Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his mercy endures forever.

35Say, ‘Rescue us, O God our Savior. Gather us and save us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and make your praise our glory.’

36Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said amen and praised the Lord.