Tell of His Wonders (1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 DBY Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 DBY Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works. BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 DBY Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. BSB BSB: Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 DBY Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually; BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 DBY Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth: BSB BSB: Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 DBY Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 DBY He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth. BSB BSB: He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 DBY He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, — BSB BSB: He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 DBY Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 DBY And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant, BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 DBY Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; BSB BSB: “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 DBY When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it. BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 DBY And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 DBY He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes, BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 DBY Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.BSB BSB: “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 DBY And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread. BSB BSB: He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 DBY He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman. BSB BSB: He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 DBY They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons; BSB BSB: They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 DBY Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him. BSB BSB: until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 DBY The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free. BSB BSB: The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 DBY He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions: BSB BSB: He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 DBY To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. BSB BSB: to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 DBY And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. BSB BSB: Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 DBY And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors. BSB BSB: And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 DBY He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. BSB BSB: whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
26 DBY He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen: BSB BSB: He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 DBY They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham. BSB BSB: They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 DBY He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. BSB BSB: He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
29 DBY He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die. BSB BSB: He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 DBY Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings. BSB BSB: Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 DBY He spoke, and there came dog-flies, and gnats in all their borders. BSB BSB: He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
32 DBY He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land; BSB BSB: He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
33 DBY And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders. BSB BSB: He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 DBY He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number; BSB BSB: He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
35 DBY And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. BSB BSB: They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 DBY And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour. BSB BSB: Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 DBY And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes. BSB BSB: He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 DBY Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them. BSB BSB: Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 DBY He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. BSB BSB: He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40 DBY They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. BSB BSB: They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 DBY He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places like a river. BSB BSB: He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 DBY For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant; BSB BSB: For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 DBY And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing; BSB BSB: He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 DBY And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples: BSB BSB: He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 DBY That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah! BSB BSB: that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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