1 Chronicles 16:9
in 1 Chronicles 16Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.
KJV
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
call upon his name, make known
on 1 Chronicles 16:8-11
The psalm's opening four verses parallel Ps 105:1-4, calling Israel to give thanks, seek the LORD and his strength, and seek his face continually, the same verb seek that the Chronicler measures every later king by. That command anchors a refrain this book will not let go: 1 Chr 22:19, 2 Chr 15:12-13 and 20:3-4 all return to it in the same words. Gill reads glory ye in his holy name as the ground of the whole psalm, that the heart which seeks the LORD has cause to rejoice before any answer has come.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3399: “Good Talk” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
This sentence stands in connection with exhortations to offer thanksgiving unto the Lord and to make known His deeds among the people. Thus it runs, "Sing unto Him; sing Psalms unto Him; talk you of all His wondrous works." The old typical religion of the Jews and the perverse superstition of the heathen made some places sacred and some places unclean—some actions holy and other actions, performed however well they might be—common and not to be connected in any degree with holiness.
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3399: “Good Talk” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
This sentence stands in connection with exhortations to offer thanksgiving unto the Lord and to make known His deeds among the people. Thus it runs, "Sing unto Him; sing Psalms unto Him; talk you of all His wondrous works." The old typical religion of the Jews and the perverse superstition of the heathen made some places sacred and some places unclean—some actions holy and other actions, performed however well they might be—common and not to be connected in any degree with holiness. But the religion of Jesus Christ has once and for all swept away all holy places— wherever man is holy, every place is hallowed! Jesus Christ has consecrated the world by His Presence and wherever man chooses to worship, there is a house for God. The religion of Jesus Christ has also swept away those distinctions which men make as to actions being necessarily religious or irreligious. Some will have it that to sing a Psalm is to worship God—a sacred thing—but to feed the sparrows is, according to them, a secular matter. To come up to a place that shall be set apart for worship and there to bow the knee in prayer is adoration of the Most High—but, according to them, to perform acts of mercy and righteousness is not a tribute of homage to God! Now, the very essence of the Christian religion is just this—that it is not a thing confined to hours, times and places, but it is a thing of spirit It lies not in outward garbs or in mere words, but pervades the whole spirit of man and makes him turn his entire life into worship! Then every action he performs in its spirit and under its influence is holiness unto the Lord! God is worshipped by servants who fulfill the duties of their station. By judges who decree righteousness. By merchants who deal justly. By children who obey their parents, and by parents who train up their children in the fear of the Lord.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Glory in His holy name saying that whoever believes in our God - He will help him. A similar instance is (Isa.:16): “.. with the Holy One of Israel shall you praise yourself.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 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 |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to him | ||
| זַמְּרוּ־ | zameru- | sing praises | H2167 → | |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| שִׂ֖יחוּ | sichu | tell | H7878 → | |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ | nifleotav | wonders his | H6381 → | 71 times |
שִׁ֤ירוּsing
shiruH7891 →86 times
לוֹ֙to him
lo
זַמְּרוּ־sing praises
zameru-H2167 →
ל֔וֹto him
lo
שִׂ֖יחוּtell
sichuH7878 →
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃wonders his
nifleotavH6381 →71 times
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
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:19
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- Ephesians 5:19
Through
James 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Jonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Acts 16:24–25
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
- Psalms 50:15
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3399: “Good Talk” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.