Sing to the LORD, All the Earth (1 Chronicles 16:23–36)
1 UDB Sing to Yahweh a new song! You people throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh! BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 UDB Sing to Yahweh and praise him! Every day proclaim to others that he has saved us. BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.
3 UDB Tell about his glory to all peoples; tell all peoples the marvelous things that he has done. BSB BSB: Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
4 UDB Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than all the gods. BSB BSB: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
5 UDB All the gods the other peoples worship are only idols, but Yahweh is truly great; he created the skies! BSB BSB: For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
6 UDB God shows his splendor and majesty; they shine out from where he rules. Strength and beauty are in his holy house. BSB BSB: Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
7 UDB You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power! BSB BSB: Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 UDB Praise Yahweh as he deserves to be praised; bring an offering and come to his temple. BSB BSB: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.
9 UDB Bow down before Yahweh because his holiness shines out from him with wonderful beauty. Everyone on earth should be very afraid in his presence, because he is good and powerful, completely different than us. BSB BSB: Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
10 UDB Say to all the peoples, "Yahweh is the king! He put the world in its place, and nothing will ever be able to move it. He will judge all the peoples fairly." BSB BSB: Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 UDB All the beings that are in the heavens should be glad, and all the people on the earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar to praise Yahweh. BSB BSB: Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
12 UDB The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, it will be as though all the trees in the forests are singing joyfully BSB BSB: Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
13 UDB in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth. He will judge all the people fairly according to what he knows is true. BSB BSB: before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
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