Tell of His Wonders (1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 RV Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name; make known his doings among the peoples. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 RV Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; talk ye of all his marvelous works. BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 RV Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. BSB BSB: Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 RV Seek ye the LORD and his strength; seek his face evermore. BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 RV Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; BSB BSB: Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 RV O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 RV He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. BSB BSB: He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 RV He hath remembered his covenant for ever, 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 RV The covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 RV And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant: BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 RV 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 RV When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and sojourners in it; BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 RV And they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 RV He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 RV 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 RV And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake the whole staff of bread. BSB BSB: He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 RV He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant: BSB BSB: He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 RV His feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in chains of iron: BSB BSB: They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 RV Until the time that his word came to pass; the word of the LORD tried him. BSB BSB: until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 RV The king sent and loosed him; even 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 RV He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: BSB BSB: He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 RV To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his senators wisdom. BSB BSB: to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 RV Israel also 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 RV And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries. BSB BSB: And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 RV 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 RV 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 RV They set among them his signs, and wonders in the land of Ham. BSB BSB: They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 RV He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his words. BSB BSB: He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
29 RV He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. BSB BSB: He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 RV Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings. BSB BSB: Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 RV He spake, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders. BSB BSB: He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
32 RV 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 RV He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their borders. BSB BSB: He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 RV He spake, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, and that without number, BSB BSB: He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
35 RV And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground. BSB BSB: They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 RV He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. BSB BSB: Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 RV And he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among his tribes. BSB BSB: He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 RV Egypt was glad when they departed; 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 RV 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 RV 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 RV He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; 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 RV For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant. BSB BSB: For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 RV And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with singing. BSB BSB: He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 RV And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the labour of the peoples in possession: BSB BSB: He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 RV That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye the LORD. BSB BSB: that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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