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1 Chronicles 16:7

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

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Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

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Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

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Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

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O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

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Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

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Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

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And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

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When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

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And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

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Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.

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Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

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For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

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For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

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Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

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Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

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Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

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Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

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Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

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Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

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Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

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O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

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And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:7

16:7 this psalm. Portions of this psalm of thanksgiving have been included in the collections in the Book of Psalms. I Chronicles 16:8-22 is repeated in Psalm 105:1-15; I Chronicles 16:23-33 is also found in Psalm 96:1-13; and I Chronicles 16:34-36 is included in Psalm 106:1,47-48.

1 Chronicles 16:15

16:15 thousand generations. The term “a thousand generations” is not meant as a quantitative summary of the number of years to be covered by the Abrahamic covenant, but rather as poetic hyperbole, corresponding actually to “an everlasting covenant” (I Chronicles 16:17).

1 Chronicles 16:17

16:17 everlasting covenant. It was appropriate that, at the institution of the prescribed worship ceremonies at the tabernacle in Jerusalem, David should remind the people that the covenant God had made with Abraham (Genesis 17:7) was “everlasting.” The people seemed to forget it repeatedly, but God has not forgotten.

1 Chronicles 16:22

16:22 Touch not mine anointed. David was probably referring here in particular to God’s warning to Abimelech concerning Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 20:7). Abraham was there called a “prophet,” the first time the word was used in the Bible.

1 Chronicles 16:26

16:26 gods of the people. See also Psalm 96:5. The God of the Bible is not merely one among many gods, who are worshiped by pagans as the host of heaven. The one true God—the God of creation—made these heavens, and all their hosts, including the idol “gods,” the fallen angels.

1 Chronicles 16:34

16:34 mercy endureth. This is the first of forty-two occurrences in the Old Testament of the wonderful phrase: “His mercy endureth forever.” Note especially Psalm 136.

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