David’s Song of Thanks
Give thanks to the Lord and call out to Him!
Tell the nations what He has done!
Tell the nations what He has done!
Sing to Him; sing praises to Him.
Tell about the amazing things He has done.
Tell about the amazing things He has done.
Be proud of His holy name.
You followers of the Lord, be happy!
You followers of the Lord, be happy!
Depend on the Lord for strength.
Always go to Him for help.
Always go to Him for help.
Remember the amazing things He has done.
Remember His miracles and His fair decisions.
Remember His miracles and His fair decisions.
The people of Israel are His servants.
The descendants of Jacob are His chosen people.
The descendants of Jacob are His chosen people.
The Lord is our God.
He rules the whole world.
He rules the whole world.
Remember His agreement forever,
the promise He gave that will never end.
the promise He gave that will never end.
Remember the agreement He made with Abraham
Remember His promise to Isaac.
Remember His promise to Isaac.
He gave it as a law for Jacob,
as an agreement with Israel that will last forever.
as an agreement with Israel that will last forever.
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.
It will be your very own.”
It will be your very own.”
At the time God said this, there were only a few of His people,
and they were strangers there.
and they were strangers there.
They traveled around from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
from one kingdom to another.
But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them.
He warned kings not to harm them.
He warned kings not to harm them.
He said, “Don’t hurt My chosen people.
Don’t hurt My prophets.”
Don’t hurt My prophets.”
Let the whole world sing to the Lord!
Tell the good news every day about how He saves us.
Tell the good news every day about how He saves us.
Tell all the nations how wonderful He is!
Tell people everywhere about the amazing things He does.
Tell people everywhere about the amazing things He does.
The Lord is great and worthy of praise.
He is more awesome than any of the “gods.”
He is more awesome than any of the “gods.”
All the “gods” in other nations are nothing but statues,
but the Lord made the heavens!
but the Lord made the heavens!
He lives in the presence of glory and honor.
His Temple is a place of power and joy.
His Temple is a place of power and joy.
Praise the Lord, all people of every nation;
praise the Lord’s glory and power!
praise the Lord’s glory and power!
Give the Lord praise worthy of his glory.
Come into His presence with your offerings.
Worship the Lord in all His holy beauty.
Come into His presence with your offerings.
Worship the Lord in all His holy beauty.
Everyone on earth should tremble before Him!
But the world stands firm and cannot be moved.
But the world stands firm and cannot be moved.
Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be happy!
Let people everywhere say, “The Lord rules!”
Let people everywhere say, “The Lord rules!”
Let the sea and everything in it shout for joy!
Let the fields and everything in them be happy!
Let the fields and everything in them be happy!
The trees of the forest will sing for joy when they see the Lord,
because He is coming to rule the world.
because He is coming to rule the world.
Give thanks to the Lord because He is good.
His faithful love will last forever.
His faithful love will last forever.
Say to Him,
“Save us, God our Savior.
Bring us back together,
and save us from the other nations.
Then we will give thanks to Your holy name
and joyfully praise You.”
“Save us, God our Savior.
Bring us back together,
and save us from the other nations.
Then we will give thanks to Your holy name
and joyfully praise You.”
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel!
He always was and will always be worthy of praise!
He always was and will always be worthy of praise!
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