Tell of His Wonders (1 Chronicles 16:7–22)
1 WBS O give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 WBS Sing to him, sing psalms to him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 WBS 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 WBS Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 WBS Remember his wonderful 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 WBS O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 WBS And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 WBS Saying, To 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 WBS When they were a few men in number; yes, very few, and strangers in it. BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 WBS When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 WBS He suffered no man to do them wrong: yes, he reproved kings for their sakes; BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 WBS Saying , Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.BSB BSB: “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 WBS Moreover 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 WBS He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: BSB BSB: He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 WBS Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: BSB BSB: They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 WBS Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. BSB BSB: until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 WBS The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. BSB BSB: The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. BSB BSB: And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. BSB BSB: They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. BSB BSB: Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 WBS He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their borders. BSB BSB: He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
32 WBS 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 WBS He smote their vines also 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 WBS He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number, BSB BSB: He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
35 WBS And ate up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. BSB BSB: They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 WBS He smote also all the first-born 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 WBS He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. BSB BSB: He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 WBS Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. BSB BSB: Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 WBS 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 WBS The people 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 WBS He opened the rock, and the 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 WBS For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. BSB BSB: For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 WBS And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: BSB BSB: He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 WBS And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labor of the people; BSB BSB: He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 WBS That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. BSB BSB: that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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