⁸ Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
⁹ Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
¹⁰ Exult in his holy name;
rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
¹¹ Search for the Lord and for his strength;
continually seek him.
¹² Remember the wonders he has performed,
his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
¹³ you children of his servant Israel,
you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
¹⁴ He is the Lord our God.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
¹⁵ Remember his covenant forever—
the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
¹⁶ This is the covenant he made with Abraham
and the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁷ He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
¹⁸ “I will give you the land of Canaan
as your special possession.”
¹⁹ He said this when you were few in number,
a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
²⁰ They wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
²¹ Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.
He warned kings on their behalf:
²² “Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”
²³ Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
²⁴ Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.
Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
²⁵ Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
He is to be feared above all gods.
²⁶ The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the Lord made the heavens!
²⁷ Honor and majesty surround him;
strength and joy fill his dwelling.
²⁸ O nations of the world, recognize the Lord,
recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
²⁹ Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!
Bring your offering and come into his presence.
Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.
³⁰ Let all the earth tremble before him.
The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
³¹ Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
³² Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
³³ Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
³⁴ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
³⁵ Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation!
Gather and rescue us from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.”
³⁶ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who lives from everlasting to everlasting!
And all the people shouted “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.