1 Chronicles 16:8-22

8Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

9Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

10Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

11Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!

12Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

13O children of Israel, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

14He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

15Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations –

16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

17He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

18saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

19When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

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

21He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

22saying, “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Don’t harm my prophets!”