David's Song of Thanks

⁸Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

make known his deeds among the peoples!

⁹Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

¹⁰Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

¹²Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

his miracles and the judgments he uttered,

¹³O offspring of Israel his servant,

children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

¹⁴He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

¹⁷which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,

as your portion for an inheritance.”

¹⁹When you were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,

²⁰wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

²¹he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

²²saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,

do my prophets no harm!”

²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Tell of his salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

²⁵For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and he is to be feared above all gods.

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.

²⁷Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy are in his place.

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering and come before him!

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;2

³⁰tremble before him, all the earth;

yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

³²Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

³³Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

³⁴Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

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