Tell of His Wonders (1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 ULT Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 ULT Sing to him, make music to him; exclaim about all of his marvelous deeds! BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 ULT Boast in the name of his holiness; let the heart of the seekers of Yahweh rejoice. BSB BSB: Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 ULT Seek Yahweh and his strength; search for his face continually. BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 ULT Recall the marvelous things that he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth, BSB BSB: Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 ULT seed of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 ULT He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees{ are} in all the earth. BSB BSB: He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 ULT He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations, BSB BSB: He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 ULT that he cut with Abraham and his oath to Isaac. BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 ULT He confirmed it to Jacob as a statute; to Israel, an everlasting covenant, BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 ULT saying,“I will give to you the land of Canaan{ as} the portion of your inheritance,” BSB BSB: “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 ULT when they were few in number, very few, and strangers in it. BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 ULT They wandered from nation to nation, from a kingdom to other people. BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 ULT He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings because of them. BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 ULT “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.” BSB BSB: “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 ULT He called for a famine on the land; he broke all of the staff of bread. BSB BSB: He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 ULT He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant. BSB BSB: He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 ULT They oppressed his feet in a shackle; his neck went into the iron, BSB BSB: They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 ULT until the time of his word coming to pass. The speaking of Yahweh refined him. BSB BSB: until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 ULT The king sent and released him; the one ruling the people, and liberated him. BSB BSB: The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 ULT He appointed him lord of his house and ruler over all of his possessions BSB BSB: He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 ULT to bind his princes according to his soul and he taught his elders wisdom. BSB BSB: to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 ULT Then 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 ULT He made his people very fruitful, and he made him stronger than his enemies. BSB BSB: And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 ULT He turned their hearts to hate his people, to plot against his servants. BSB BSB: whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
26 ULT He sent Moses, his servant, Aaron, whom he had chosen him. BSB BSB: He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 ULT They performed among them the matters of his signs, and his wonders in the land of Ham. BSB BSB: They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 ULT He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words. BSB BSB: He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
29 ULT He turned their water into blood and killed their fish. BSB BSB: He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 ULT Their land swarmed with frogs— in the rooms of their kings! BSB BSB: Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 ULT He spoke, and flies came; gnats in all their territory. BSB BSB: He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
32 ULT He made their rain hail, fire of flames on their land. BSB BSB: He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
33 ULT He struck their vines and their figs; he shattered the trees of their territory. BSB BSB: He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 ULT He spoke, and the locust came, and the young locust, and there was no number. BSB BSB: He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
35 ULT And they ate all of the vegetation in their land; and they ate the fruit of their ground. BSB BSB: They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 ULT Then he struck every firstborn in their land, the first of all their strength. BSB BSB: Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 ULT He brought them out with silver and gold; and there was no stumbling among his tribes. BSB BSB: He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 ULT Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of them had fallen upon them. BSB BSB: Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 ULT He spread a cloud for a covering and fire to light up the night. BSB BSB: He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40 ULT He asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. BSB BSB: They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 ULT He split the rock and waters gushed out; they went forth in the desert a river. BSB BSB: He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 ULT For he remembered the word of his holiness with Abraham his servant. BSB BSB: For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 ULT He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph. BSB BSB: He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 ULT Then he gave to them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the toil of the peoples BSB BSB: He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 ULT so that they might keep his statutes and comply with his laws. Hallelu Yah! BSB BSB: that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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