New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 16:8-22

8Giveהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon His nameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034;Makeהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045His deedsעֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃'a.li.lo.TavH5949knownH3045among the peoplesבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.

9Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to Him, singזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167praisesH2167to Him;Speakשִׂ֖יחוּSi.chuH7878of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Hiswondersנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381.

10Boastהִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙hit.ha.LuH1984in His holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;Let the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068beH8055joyfulH8055.

11Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and His strengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797;Seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245His faceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142His wonderfulH6381deedsH6381whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,His marvelsמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159and the judgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941from His mouthפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310,

13Youdescendantsזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,Sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,His chosenH972onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972!

14He is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;His judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

15Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142His covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,The wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697which He commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755,

16The covenantwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,And His oathוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621to Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

17He also confirmedוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975it to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290as a statuteלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706,To Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285,

18Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “To you I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,As the portionחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159.”

19When they were only a fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,Very fewכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in it,

20And they wanderedוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471to nationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471, And from onekingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467to anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,

21He allowedהִנִּ֤יחַhi.Ni.achH5117noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to oppressלְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.KamH6231them, AndHe rebukedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428forH5921their sakesH5921, saying,

22“Do not touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060My anointedבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899onesH4899, AnddoH7489not harmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489My prophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030.”

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