Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 16:8
“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David issues this command as part of a song formally committed to Asaph and his associates for corporate worship. The directive is spoken to the assembly on a designated day of thanksgiving.
The words — הוֹד֤וּ (ho.Du) means to give thanks, and קִרְא֣וּ (kir.'U) means to call upon or proclaim. These verbs frame the verse’s dual focus on gratitude and public declaration.
The thread — This exact sequence appears in Psalm 105:1 and Isaiah 12:4, while its thematic echo reaches 2 Kings 19:19. The parallel texts show the phrase functioning as a standard call to witness God’s acts across different biblical eras.
Why it lands — The text commands three actions: thank Yahweh, call on His name, and report His deeds to the nations. A reader must respond by joining the prescribed worship and carrying the report beyond the immediate assembly.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
Cross-references
- Psalms 105:1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- Isaiah 12:4 and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- 2 Kings 19:19 And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- Psalms 145:5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
- 1 Chronicles 16:8 “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- 1 Kings 8:43 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
- Psalms 67:2 that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
- Psalms 78:3 that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.