1 Chronicles 16:23
in 1 Chronicles 16Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day to day.
KJV
Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd again, in another prophecy, the Spirit of prophecy, through the same David, intimated that Christ, after He had been crucified, should reign, and spoke as follows: "Sing to the Lord, all the earth, and day by day declare His salvation. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, to be feared above all the gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols of devils; but God made the heavens. Glory and praise are before His face, strength and glorying are in the habitation of His holiness. Give Glory to the Lord, the Father everlasting.
This site's exposition
Sing to the LORD, all the earth
on 1 Chronicles 16:23-25
At verse 23 the psalm moves to Ps 96:1-3 nearly word for word, and the summons now reaches “all the earth”. The call to “Proclaim His salvation day after day” and to “Declare His glory among the nations” moves the psalm from remembrance to mission.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"O sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the earth." If all the earth sings a new song, it is thus building while it sings; the very act of singing is building, but only if it sings not the old song. The lust of the flesh sings the old song; the love of God sings the new. Hear why it is a new song: the Lord says, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another." The whole earth then sings a new song: there the house of God is built. All the earth is the house of God. If all the earth is the house of God, he who clings not to all the earth is a ruin, not a house; that old ruin whose shadow that ancient temple represented. For there what was old was destroyed, that what was new might be built up.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
): Show forth from day to day his salvation, that is (says bishop Patrick), his promised salvation by Christ. We have reason to celebrate that from day to day; for we daily receive the benefits of it, and it is a subject that can never be exhausted.
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The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֤ירוּ | shiru | sing | H7891 → | 86 times |
| לַֽיהוָה֙ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | O all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בַּשְּׂר֥וּ | baseru | bear news | H1319 → | |
| מִיּֽוֹם־ | miyom- | from day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| י֖וֹם | yom | day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ | yeshuato | salvation his | H3444 → |
שִׁ֤ירוּsing
shiruH7891 →86 times
לַֽיהוָה֙to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
כָּל־O all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בַּשְּׂר֥וּbear news
baseruH1319 →
מִיּֽוֹם־from day
miyom-H3117 →2304 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
י֖וֹםday
yomH3117 →2304 times
יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃salvation his
yeshuatoH3444 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
it leads to
- Psalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I…
- Psalms 35:28
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
- Psalms 71:8
My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- Psalms 145:2
Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 139:17–18
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
- Psalms 40:5
Through
Psalms 30:4Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
it leads to
- Psalms 97:12
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
- Psalms 97:12
Through
Isaiah 12:5Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.
it leads to
- Psalms 98:1
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Psalms 98:1
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies2
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Augustine of Hippo, EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 96.2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Justin Martyr, The First Apology, Chapters XLI-XLII; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.