[16:8] Give thanks to the Lord, proclaim his greatness; tell the nations what he has done.
[16:9] Sing praise to the Lord; tell the wonderful things he has done.
[16:10] Be glad that we belong to him; let all who worship him rejoice!
[16:11] Go to the Lord for help, and worship him continually. descendants of Israel, whom God chose, remember the miracles that God performed and the judgments that he gave.
[16:14] The Lord is our God; his commands are for all the world.
[16:15] Never forget God's covenant, which he made to last forever,
[16:16] the covenant he made with Abraham, the promise he made to Isaac.
[16:17] The Lord made a covenant with Jacob, one that will last forever.
[16:18] “I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said. “It will be your own possession.”
[16:19] God's people were few in number, strangers in the land of Canaan.
[16:20] They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to another.
[16:21] But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:
[16:22] “Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets.”
[16:23] Sing to the Lord, all the world! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
[16:24] Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.
[16:25] The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods.
[16:26] The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the Lord created the heavens.
[16:27] Glory and majesty surround him, power and joy fill his Temple.
[16:28] Praise the Lord, all people on earth, praise his glory and might.
[16:29] Praise the Lord's glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple. Bow down before the Holy One when he appears;
[16:30] tremble before him, all the earth! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved.
[16:31] Be glad, earth and sky! Tell the nations that the Lord is king.
[16:32] Roar, sea, and every creature in you; be glad, fields, and everything in you!
[16:33] The trees in the woods will shout for joy when the Lord comes to rule the earth.
[16:34] Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal.
[16:35] Say to him, “Save us, O God our Savior; gather us together; rescue us from the nations, so that we may be thankful and praise your holy name.”
[16:36] Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! Praise him now and forever! Then all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.