1 Chronicles 16

1 So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

2 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.

3 Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.

4 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

5 Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Uzziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel, with corded instruments of music; and Asaph, with brass instruments sounding loudly;

6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.

7 On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.

8 “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

10 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

11 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

12 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

13 O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

14 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

15 Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

16 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

18 ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’

Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

19 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;

20 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

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

21 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

22 ‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’

Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

Make songs to the Lord, all the earth; give the good news of his salvation day by day.

24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.

Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.

25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.

Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

28 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come before him; give worship to the Lord in holy robes.

30 tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’

Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.

32 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.

Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.

Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.

34 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

35 Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’

And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.

36 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.

37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,

So he made Asaph and his brothers keep their places there before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, to do whatever had to be done before the ark at all times day by day:

38 along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:

39 And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon

And Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;

40 to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

To give burned offerings to the Lord on the altar of burned offerings morning and evening, every day, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord which he gave to Israel;

41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;

42 Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.

43 Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.

And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.