1 Chronicles 16:23-31

23 ¹Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.

24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

25 For ²great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be feared ³above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, ⁴but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.

28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ⁵ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! ⁶Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; ^[a]

30 tremble before him, all the earth; yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

31 ⁷Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, ⁸“The Lord reigns! ”

1 Chronicles 16:23-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 16

This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1-3 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4-6 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7-36 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37-43.

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Cross References

• 1. 16:23 For ver. 23-33, see Ps. 96:1-13
• 2. 16:25 Ps. 145:3
• 3. 16:25 [Ps. 95:3]
• 4. 16:26 [Ps. 115:15; Isa. 42:5; 44:24; Jer. 10:11, 12]
• 5. 16:28 [Ps. 29:1]
• 6. 16:29 [Ps. 110:3]
• 7. 16:31 [Isa. 49:13]
• 8. 16:31 Ps. 93:1; 97:1; 99:1; [Isa. 52:7; Rev. 11:15, 17; 19:6]

Footnotes

• [a] 16:29 Or 'in holy attire'