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1 Chronicles 16:30
30Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
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
28O nations of the world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong. 29Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. 31Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!” 32Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
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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 16:23Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
- Psalms 96:9Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
- Psalms 33:9For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
- Psalms 148:5Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
- Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: “At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel and assign it to its own people again.
- Jeremiah 10:12But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
- Colossians 1:17He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
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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