1 Chronicles 16 7-1 Chronicles 16 36
On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples.Sing to Him; sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always.Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,you offspring of Israel His servant, Jacob’s descendants— His chosen ones.He is the Lord our God; His judgments govern the whole earth.Remember His covenant forever— the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,and confirmed to Jacob as a decree, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:“ I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaanwandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:“ Do not touch My anointed ones or harm My prophets.”Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation from day to day.Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all peoples.For the Lord is great and highly praised; He is feared above all gods.For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy are in His place.Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations,“ The Lord is King!”Let the sea and everything in it resound; let the fields and all that is in them exult.Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth.Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.And say:“ Save us, God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations so that we may give thanks to Your holy name and rejoice in Your praise.May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said,“ Amen” and“ Praise the Lord.”
