1 Chronicles 16:8-13

16:8 Give thanks to the Lord!

Call on his name!

Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

16:10 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence ¹  continually!

16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ² 

16:13 O children ³  of Israel, God’s ⁴  servant,

you descendants of Jacob, God’s ⁵  chosen ones!

[16:11]  ¹ tn Heb “face.”

[16:12]  ² tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[16:13]  ³ tn Heb “seed.”

[16:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.