1 Chronicles 16

1 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.

So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it, —and they brought near ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before God.

2 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.

And, when David had made an end of offering the ascending-sacrifices, and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people, in the name of Yahweh.

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

And he apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman, —to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin cake.

4 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:

And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants, —and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, God of Israel;

5 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;

Asaph the chief, and, second to him, Zechariah, —Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps, and with lyres, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud:

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

and Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, —with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

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

On that day, then, David gave [these songs] in chief, to give thanks unto Yahweh, —through Asaph, and his brethren: —

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

Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings;

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

Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders.

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

Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.

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

Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

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

Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth.

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

O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:

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

Yahweh himself, is our God, through all the land, are his just decisions.

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

Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;

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

Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;

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

And confirmed it, unto Jacob, for a statute, unto Israel, as a covenant age-abiding:

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

Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, as your inherited portion:

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

While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:

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

And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom, to another people:

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

He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—kings!

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

Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.

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

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, Tell the tidings, from day to day, of his salvation:

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

Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.

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

For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, and to be revered is he above all gods;

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

For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought, but, Yahweh, made, the heavens.

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

Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.

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

Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength:

29 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.

Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name, —Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:

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

Tremble at his presence, all the earth, But the world, shall be established, it shall not be shaken.

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

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult, Let them say among the nations, Yahweh, hath become king!

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

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof, Let the field leap for joy, and all that is therein:

33 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.

Then, shall shout in triumph, the trees of the forest, before Yahweh, for he is coming, to judge the earth.

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

Give ye thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

35 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.

And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us, from among the nations, —that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, that we may triumph aloud in thy praise.

36 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.

Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, from one age even to another age. Then said all the people, Amen, And gave praise to Yahweh.

37 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:

So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brethren, —to be in attendance before the ark continually, for the duty of a day on its day;

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

and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight, —and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

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

and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh, —in the high place that was in Gibeon:

40 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;

to offer ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, —continually, morning and evening, —even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded concerning Israel;

41 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;

and, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the chosen ones, who were distinguished by name, —to give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness!

42 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.

And, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, [with] the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God, —and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.

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

And all the people departed, every man to his house, —and David went round, to bless his own household.