1 Chronicles 16:23-33

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²³ Sing to the Lord, all the world.
    Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us.
²⁴ Tell the other nations that he is very great.
    Tell all of them about the great things that he has done.
²⁵ Yes, the Lord is great!
    Everyone should praise him, as he deserves.
People should respect him with fear,
    more than all other gods.
²⁶ All the other nations' gods are useless idols.
    But the Lord made the heavens.
²⁷ We see that he is a very great king.
    Strength and joy are in his home.
²⁸ You people of other nations,
    recognize that the Lord is great and powerful.
²⁹ Agree that the Lord's name is great.
    Bring a gift to offer to him in his temple.
Worship the Lord,
    who is beautiful and holy.
³⁰ Everyone on earth must shake with fear in front of him.
He has fixed the world in its place,
    so that nothing can shake it.
³¹ The earth and the sky should be happy!
The people of all nations should say,
    ‘The Lord rules as king!’
³² The sea and everything in it should shout aloud!
The fields and all their crops should shout with joy!
³³ Then all the trees in the forests will also sing,
    because they are so happy.
They will be happy because the Lord is coming
    to judge the earth.