Commentary for I Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to the Lord, call out in His name They sang this psalm on that day before the Ark. And it [the psalm] is also written in the Book of Psalms (105:1-15), but there is a slight difference in some words. The contents, however, are the same. There it goes on until “and do not harm My prophets.” That is indeed the conclusion of the psalm, commencing: “Give thanks to the Lord,” for “Sing to the Lord, all the earth,” is a different psalm. That psalm is also found in the Book of Psalms (96), but there is a slight difference. The contents, however, are the same.

Give thanks to the Lord [These are] David’s words to the singers and to the congregation.

call out in His name Call out, “O Lord, O Lord! May He help His Ark.” A similar instance (I Kings 18:24): “And you will call in the name of your deity, and I shall call in the name of the Lord.” The expression of calling out is appropriate in connection with the Lord because He performs wonders. make His exploits known among the peoples - Heb. הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילוֹתָיו. This refers to the exploits that He exploited the Philistines concerning the matter of the Ark.