Tell of His Wonderful Works!
(1 Chronicles 16:7-36; Psalm 95:1-11; Psalm 106:1-48)
1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
King James Bible
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Tell of His Wonders
(1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;”
12 when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.
20 The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
22 to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
24 He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33 He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
35 ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!
Tell of His Wonders
(1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
make known His deeds among the nations.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
tell of all His wonders.
3 Glory in His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek out the LORD and His strength;
seek His face always.
5 Remember the wonders He has done,
His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 O offspring of His servant Abraham,
O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God;
His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever,
the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 the covenant He made with Abraham,
and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 “I will give you the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 When they were few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
14 He let no man oppress them;
He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones!
Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 He called down famine on the land
and cut off all their supplies a of food.
17 He sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles
and placed his neck in irons,
19 until his prediction came true
and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his substance,
22 to instruct b his princes as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful,
more numerous than their foes,
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people,
to conspire against His servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant,
and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them,
and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—
yet they defied His words. c
29 He turned their waters to blood
and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land teemed with frogs,
even in their royal chambers.
31 He spoke, and insects swarmed—
gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain,
with lightning throughout their land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came—
young locusts without number.
35 They devoured every plant in their land
and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land,
the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold,
and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed,
for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering
and a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail
and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For He remembered His holy promise
to Abraham His servant.
43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing,
His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 that they might keep His statutes
and obey His laws.
Hallelujah! d
Footnotes:
16 a Hebrew staff
22 b LXX and Syriac; MT to bind
28 c LXX and Syriac; Hebrew for had they not defied His words?
45 d Or Hallelu YAH , meaning Praise the LORD
Tell of His Wonderful Works!
(1 Chronicles 16:7-36; Psalm 95:1-11; Psalm 106:1-48)
1Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.
2Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.
3Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.
4Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.
5Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
6O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7He is Jehovah our God, In all the earth are His judgments.
8He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,
9That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,
11Saying, 'To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'
12In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.
14He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.
15'Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'
16And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
17He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.
18They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,
19Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.
20The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.
21He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
22To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.
23And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.
24And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.
25He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.
26He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
29He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.
30Teemed hath their land with frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
32He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire is in their land.
33And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.
34He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,
35And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.
36And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
37And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.
38Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.
39He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
40They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.
41He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.
42For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,
43And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.
44And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,
45That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!
