1 Chronicles 16:8 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thanks", "lord", "call", "upon", "name", "make", and "known". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "thanks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Then on that day David delivered first..." into verse 9's "Sing unto him sing psalms unto him...", so "give" and "thanks" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.