New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 16:14
14He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.
1 Chronicles 16:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
Context of 1 Chronicles 16:14
12Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, 13you children of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. 15Remember his covenant forever— the commitment he made to a thousand generations. 16This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:14 word by word
ה֚וּא יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:14
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 95:7for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today!
- Psalms 100:3Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!
- 1 Chronicles 16:12Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
- Psalms 48:10As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
- Psalms 97:8Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O Lord!
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:14
- 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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