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1 Chronicles 16:8

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Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
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  1. Psalms 105:1–15Rank 1 from verse 8
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

    2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

    3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

    4Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

    5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

    6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

    7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

    8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

    9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

    10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

    11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

    12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

    13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

    14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

    15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  2. Isaiah 12:4Rank 2 from verse 8
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    4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

  3. 2 Kings 19:19Rank 3 from verse 8
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    19Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.

  4. Psalms 145:5–6Rank 4 from verse 8
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    5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

    6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

  5. 1 Chronicles 16:34Rank 5 from verse 8
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    34O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

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1 Chronicles 16:8

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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7¶ Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

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9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

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