1 Tawarikh 16:8-13

16:8 Give thanks to the Lord!

Call on his name!

Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

16:10 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence ¹  continually!

16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ² 

16:13 O children ³  of Israel, God’s ⁴  servant,

you descendants of Jacob, God’s ⁵  chosen ones!

1 Tawarikh 16:23-36

16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Announce every day ⁶  how he delivers!

16:24 Tell the nations about his splendor,

tell ⁷  all the nations about his miraculous deeds!

16:25 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,

he is more awesome than ⁸  all gods.

16:26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, ⁹ 

but the Lord made the heavens. ¹⁰ 

16:27 Majestic splendor emanates from him, ¹¹ 

he is the source of strength and joy. ¹² 

16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,

ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! ¹³ 

Bring an offering and enter his presence!

Worship the Lord in holy attire! ¹⁴ 

16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth!

The world is established, it cannot be moved.

16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!

Let the nations say, ¹⁵  ‘The Lord reigns!’

16:32 Let the sea and everything in it shout!

Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!

16:33 Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord,

for he comes to judge the earth!

16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures. ¹⁶ 

16:35 Say this prayer: ¹⁷  “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!

Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!

Then we will give thanks ¹⁸  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” ¹⁹ 

16:36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,

in the future and forevermore. ²⁰ 

Then all the people said, “We agree! ²¹  Praise the Lord!”

[16:11]  ¹ tn Heb “face.”

[16:12]  ² tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[16:13]  ³ tn Heb “seed.”

[16:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “from day to day.”

[16:24]  ⁷ tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[16:25]  ⁸ tn Or “feared above.”

[16:26]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.

[16:26]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[16:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”

[16:27]  ¹² tn Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”

[16:29]  ¹³ tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”

[16:29]  ¹⁴ tn Or “in holy splendor.”

[16:31]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “let them say among the nations.”

[16:34]  ¹⁶ tn Or “is eternal.”

[16:35]  ¹⁷ tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[16:35]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

[16:35]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

[16:36]  ²⁰ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

[16:36]  ²¹ tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”