1 Chronicles 16

1 And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts and peace offerings before God.

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

2 And when David had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

3 And he divided to every single one, from men even to women, a twist of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil.

And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine].

4 And he appointed some from the Levites who would minister before the ark of the Lord, and commemorate his works, and glorify and praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

5 Asaph was the leader, and second to him was Zechariah. In addition, there were Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom. And Jeiel was over the instruments of the psaltery and the harps. But Asaph sounded out with the cymbals.

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

6 Truly, the priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

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

7 In that day, David made Asaph the leader, in order to confess to the Lord with his brothers:

Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8 “Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Make known his endeavors among the peoples.

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

9 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him, and describe all his miracles.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

10 Praise his holy name! Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

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

11 Seek the Lord and his virtue. Seek his face always.

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

12 Remember his miracles, which he has accomplished, his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

13 O offspring of Israel, his servants! O sons of Jacob, his elect!

O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

14 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout all the earth.

He [is] the LORD our God; his judgments [are] in all the earth.

15 Remember forever his covenant, the word that he instructed unto a thousand generations,

Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations;

16 the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.

[Even of the covenant] which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

17 And he appointed the same to Jacob as a precept, and to Israel as an everlasting pact,

And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant,

18 saying: ‘To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.’

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

19 At that time, they were small in number, they were few and were settlers there.

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

20 And they passed through, from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

And [when] they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people;

21 He did not permit anyone to falsely accuse them. Instead, he reproved kings on their behalf:

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

22 ‘Do not touch my Christ. And do not malign my prophets.’

[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce his salvation, from day to day.

Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

24 Describe his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all the peoples.

Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

25 For the Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And he is terrible, above all gods.

For great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also [is] to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But the Lord made the heavens.

For all the gods of the people [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

27 Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

Glory and honour [are] in his presence; strength and gladness [are] in his place.

28 Bring to the Lord, O families of the peoples, bring to the Lord glory and dominion.

Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

29 Give glory to the Lord, to his name. Lift up sacrifice, and approach before his sight. And adore the Lord in holy attire.

Give unto the LORD the glory [due] unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

30 Let all the earth be moved before his face. For he founded the globe immoveable.

Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult. And let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord has reigned.’

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let [men] say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, with all its plenitude. Let the fields exult, with all that is in them.

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that [is] therein.

33 Then the trees of the forest will give praise before the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth.

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

34 Confess to the Lord, for he is good. For his mercy is eternal.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

35 And say: ‘Save us, O God our savior! And gather us together, and rescue us from the nations, so that we may confess to your holy name, and may exult in your songs.

And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, [and] glory in thy praise.

36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen,’ and let them sing a hymn to the Lord.”

Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

37 And so, there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, he left Asaph and his brothers, so that they might minister in the sight of the ark continually, throughout each day, and in their turns.

So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:

38 Now Obededom and his brothers were sixty-eight. And he appointed Obededom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah to be porters.

And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah [to be] porters:

39 But Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, were before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gibeon,

And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that [was] at Gibeon,

40 so that they could offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord, which he instructed to Israel.

To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and [to do] according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

41 And after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: “For his mercy endures forever.”

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever;

42 Also Heman and Jeduthun sounded the trumpet, and they played upon the cymbals, and upon every kind of musical instrument, in order to sing praises to God. But the sons of Jeduthun he made to be porters.

And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] porters.

43 And all the people returned to their houses, and David also, so that he might bless his own house too.

And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.