1 Chronicles 16:23 (WEB)

Passage

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:21 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

1 Chronicles 16:22 “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

1 Chronicles 16:23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

1 Chronicles 16:25 For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sing", "yahweh", "earth", "display", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sing" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Don t touch my anointed ones Do..." into verse 24's "Declare his glory among the nations and...", so "sing" and "yahweh" 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 "sing" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.