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His faithful love endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O give thanks unto the LORD; for <i>he is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for <i>He is</i> good! For His mercy <i>endures</i> forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for <i>He is</i> good; For His faithfulness is everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O give thanks to the LORD, for <i>He is</i> good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good, For His lovingkindness endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O give thanks to the LORD, for <i>He is</i> good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Praise the LORD because he is good to us, and his love never fails. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his mercy endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good and because his gracious love is eternal!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Give thanks to YHWH, for [He is] good, "" For His kindness [is] for all time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, is His kindness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Confess to the Lord, for he is good. For his mercy is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose love endures forever; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Say also, O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And say: ”Give thanks to LORD JEHOVAH, because he is good, and his grace is to eternity!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; For His mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Give thanks to the Lord, for <i>it is</i> good, for his mercy <i>is</i> for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=4843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">David's Psalm of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3034.htm" title="3034: hō·w·ḏū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To throw, cast. ">Give thanks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">He is good;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">His loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">endures forever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">Psalm 136:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">Psalm 107:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-1.htm">Psalm 118:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">Psalm 106:1</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></span><br />For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5</a></span><br />For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11</a></span><br />And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a></span><br />the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalm 52:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8</a></span><br />Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a></span><br />Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Nahum 1:7</a></span><br />The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a></span><br />How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.</p><p class="hdg">give thanks</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13</a></b></br> It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers <i>were</i> as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up <i>their</i> voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, <i>saying</i>, For <i>he is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: that <i>then</i> the house was filled with a cloud, <i>even</i> the house of the LORD;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">2 Chronicles 7:3</a></b></br> And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, <i>saying</i>, For <i>he is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11</a></b></br> And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because <i>he is</i> good, for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-23.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-25.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">Unchanging</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-36.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-36.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-8.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Unchanging</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">David's festival sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">The psalm of thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Give thanks to the LORD</b><br>This phrase is a call to worship and gratitude, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging God's sovereignty and benevolence. In the context of <a href="/1_chronicles/16.htm">1 Chronicles 16</a>, King David is leading the Israelites in a celebration of bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. This act of thanksgiving is a central theme in Israelite worship, as seen in other scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Psalm 100:4</a>, which encourages entering God's presence with thanksgiving. The act of giving thanks is not just a ritual but a heartfelt response to God's actions and character.<p><b>for He is good</b><br>The goodness of the LORD is a foundational attribute in the Hebrew understanding of God. This phrase affirms God's moral perfection and benevolence, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. The goodness of God is demonstrated in His creation, provision, and covenant faithfulness. In <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Exodus 33:19</a>, God declares His goodness to Moses, linking it to His mercy and compassion. This goodness is not just an abstract quality but is experienced in the lives of believers through God's actions and promises.<p><b>His loving devotion endures forever</b><br>This phrase highlights the Hebrew word "chesed," often translated as lovingkindness, mercy, or steadfast love. It signifies God's covenantal loyalty and faithfulness to His people. The enduring nature of God's loving devotion is a reassurance of His unchanging character and eternal commitment to His promises. This concept is echoed in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning. The eternal aspect of God's love points to His timeless nature and the assurance that His promises are reliable and everlasting. This enduring love is ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who embodies God's steadfast love through His life, death, and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The king of Israel who organized the return of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem and led the people in worship and thanksgiving.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David brought the Ark, establishing it as the central place of worship for Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph_and_his_brothers.htm">Asaph and his brothers</a></b><br>Levites appointed by David to minister before the Ark, offering thanks and praise to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who participated in the celebration and worship as the Ark was brought to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_thanksgiving.htm">The Call to Thanksgiving</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to continually give thanks to God, recognizing His goodness in every aspect of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_goodness.htm">Understanding God's Goodness</a></b><br>God's goodness is intrinsic to His nature, and acknowledging this helps us trust Him in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/enduring_devotion.htm">Enduring Devotion</a></b><br>God's loving devotion is not temporary or conditional; it is eternal and steadfast, providing us with security and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_community.htm">Worship as a Community</a></b><br>Like the Israelites, we are encouraged to come together in worship, celebrating God's presence and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_love.htm">Reflecting God's Love</a></b><br>As recipients of God's enduring love, we are called to reflect this love to others, demonstrating His goodness through our actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_gratitude.htm">What does the Bible say about gratitude?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_nympha_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'goodness and mercy shall follow me' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_16_7-36_echo_ps_105,_96.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 16:7–36 reuse lines from Psalm 105 and Psalm 96 if David was the original composer? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an “evil spirit from the Lord” (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">O give thanks unto the Lord</span> . . .--Several of the later psalms begin with this beautiful liturgic formula. (See Psalms 106; Psalms 107, 118, 136.; and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm" title="The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 33:11</a>.) The ode thus concludes with the thought from which it started (<a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm" title="Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the people.">1Chronicles 16:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 34-36.</span> - These verses, from the first, forty-seventh, and forty-eighth of <a href="/psalms/106.htm">Psalm 106</a>, must have suggested the sad intermediate contents of that psalm, the significant key-note of which is sounded in our thirty-fifth verse. The suggestion in the midst of the unbounded gladness of this day is affecting, and must have been intended for salutary lesson and timely warning. In the midst of the fulness of praise and joy, the people are led to prayer - say ye - and the prayer is an humble petition for salvation, union, and protection from every enemy. God's treatment of his anointed people had been on his part one continued protection and one prolonged salvation. Yet they had often neither prayed for these nor acknowledged them. Now they are led again by the hand, as it were, to the footstool of the throne. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Give thanks</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹד֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3034.htm">Strong's 3034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He is good;</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֔וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">endures forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 16:34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh for he (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 16:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 16:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 16:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 16:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>