8
aOh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
bMake known His deeds among the peoples.
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1 Chronicles 16:8-36, Psalms 105:1-15
1 Chronicles 16
8
aOh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; bMake known His deeds among the peoples.
9
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.
10
Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
11
aSeek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
12
aRemember His wonderful deeds which He has done, bHis marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13
O seed of Israel His servant, Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14
He is the Lord our God; aHis judgments are in all the earth.
15
Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16
aThe covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.
17
aHe also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18
Saying, "aTo you I will give the land of Canaan, As the portion of your inheritance."
19
aWhen they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,
20
And they wandered about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people,
21
He permitted no man to oppress them, And aHe reproved kings for their sakes, saying,
22
"Do not touch My anointed ones, And ado My prophets no harm."
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aSing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
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Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
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For agreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He also is bto be feared above all gods.
26
For all the gods of the peoples are aidols, bBut the Lord made the heavens.
27
Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and joy are in His place.
28
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
29
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him; aWorship the Lord in holy array.
30
Tremble before Him, all the earth; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
31
aLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, "bThe Lord reigns."
32
aLet the sea roar, and all it contains; Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
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Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord; For He is coming to judge the earth.
34
aO give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
35
aThen say, "Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name, And glory in Your praise."
36
aBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting.
Psalms 105
1
Oh agive thanks to the Lord, bcall upon His name; cMake known His deeds among the peoples.
2
Sing to Him, asing praises to Him; bSpeak of all His wonders.
3
Glory in His holy name; Let the aheart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
4
Seek the Lord and aHis strength; bSeek His face continually.
5
Remember His awonders which He has done, His marvels and the bjudgments uttered by His mouth,
6
O seed of aAbraham, His servant, O sons of bJacob, His cchosen ones!
7
He is the Lord our God; His ajudgments are in all the earth.
8
He has aremembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a bthousand generations,
9
The acovenant which He made with Abraham, And His boath to Isaac.
10
Then He aconfirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11
Saying, "aTo you I will give the land of Canaan As the bportion of your inheritance,"
12
When they were only a afew men in number, Very few, and bstrangers in it.
13
And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.
14
He apermitted no man to oppress them, And He breproved kings for their sakes:
15
"aDo not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."
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