David's Words of Praise

Day 76: I Chronicles 14-16

David uses such beautiful words to describe the Lord. Tonight, I leave you with these words in which he tells the Israelites to praise God.

⁸ Give praise to the LORD, call on his name;
       make known among the nations what he has done.
    ⁹ Sing to him, sing praise to him;
       tell of all his wonderful acts.
    ¹⁰ Glory in his holy name;
       let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
    ¹¹ Look to the LORD and his strength;
       seek his face always.
    ¹² Remember the wonders he has done,
       his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
    ¹³ you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
       his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
    ¹⁴ He is the LORD our God;
       his judgments are in all the earth.
    ¹⁵ He remembers ^[c] his covenant forever,
       the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
    ¹⁶ the covenant he made with Abraham,
       the oath he swore to Isaac.
    ¹⁷ He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
       to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
    ¹⁸ "To you I will give the land of Canaan
       as the portion you will inherit."
    ¹⁹ When they were but few in number,
       few indeed, and strangers in it,
    ²⁰ they ^[d] wandered from nation to nation,
       from one kingdom to another.
    ²¹ He allowed no one to oppress them;
       for their sake he rebuked kings:
    ²² "Do not touch my anointed ones;
       do my prophets no harm."
    ²³ Sing to the LORD, all the earth;
       proclaim his salvation day after day.
    ²⁴ Declare his glory among the nations,
       his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
    ²⁵ For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
       he is to be feared above all gods.
    ²⁶ For all the gods of the nations are idols,
       but the LORD made the heavens.
    ²⁷ Splendor and majesty are before him;
       strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
    ²⁸ Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations,
       ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
    ²⁹ Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
       bring an offering and come before him.
       Worship the LORD in the splendor of his ^[e] holiness.
    ³⁰ Tremble before him, all the earth!
       The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
    ³¹ Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
       let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"
    ³² Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
       let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
    ³³ Let the trees of the forest sing,
       let them sing for joy before the LORD,
       for he comes to judge the earth.
    ³⁴ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
       his love endures forever.
    ³⁵ Cry out, "Save us, God our Savior;
       gather us and deliver us from the nations,
       that we may give thanks to your holy name,
       and glory in your praise."
    ³⁶ Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
       from everlasting to everlasting.
       Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."