1 Chronicles 16

1 And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

They brought the Ark of God and placed it in the tent that David had prepared for it. They presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings to God.

2 And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

Once David had finished presenting the burnt offerings and friendship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure [of wine] and a raisin-cake.

Then he shared out to every Israelite, to every man and woman, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

David assigned some of the Levites to serve as ministers before the Ark of the Lord, to remember, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

5 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 lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;

Asaph was the one in charge, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph struck the cymbals,

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

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets continually in front of the Ark of God's Agreement.

7 Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.

This was the day that David first instructed Asaph and his relatives to express thanks to the Lord in this way:

8 Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his acts among the peoples.

Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!

9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; Meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!

10 Glory in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!

11 Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually;

Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be with him.

12 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done; His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:

Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,

13 Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

descendants of Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen people.

14 He, Jehovah, is our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.

15 Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —

He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;

16 Which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac;

the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.

17 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:

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

saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”

19 When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.

He said this when there were only a few of you, just a small group of foreigners in the land.

20 And they went from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people.

They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.

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

He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:

22 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”

23 Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Publish his salvation from day to day.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth, sing to the Lord! Each day let everyone know of his salvation!

24 Declare his glory among the nations, His wondrous works among all peoples.

Declare his glorious acts among the nations, the wonderful things he does among all peoples.

25 For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised; And he is terrible above all gods.

For the Lord is great, and deserves the best praise! He is to be respected with awe above all gods.

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

For all the gods of other nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens!

27 Majesty and splendour are before him; Strength and gladness in his place.

Splendor and majesty are his; power and glory are in his sanctuary.

28 Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength!

Give the Lord credit, nations of the world, credit him with glory and strength.

29 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.

Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established, it shall not be moved.

Let everyone on earth tremble in his presence. The world is held together firmly—it cannot be broken apart.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!

Let the heavens sing for joy, let the earth be happy. Tell the nations, “The Lord is in charge!”

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein.

Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise! Let the fields and everything there celebrate;

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of Jehovah, For he cometh to judge the earth.

Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy, for he is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

Say thank you to the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!

35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, To triumph in thy praise.

Shout out, “Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, rescue us, so we can thank you and praise how magnificent and holy you are.”

36 Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And all the people said, Amen! and praised Jehovah.

How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the Lord!”

37 And he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to do the service before the ark continually, as every day's duty required;

Then David made sure Asaph and his brothers would minister continually before the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, performing whatever services were needed every day,

38 and Obed-Edom, and their brethren, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as doorkeepers.

as well as Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were gatekeepers.

39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

David put Zadok the priest and his fellow priests in charge of the Ark of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

40 to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded Israel;

to 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 ordered Israel to follow.

41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

They were accompanied by Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and identified by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”

42 and with them, [with] Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.

Heman and Jeduthun used their trumpets and cymbals to make music to accompany the songs of God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.

43 And all the people departed every one to his house; and David returned to bless his household.

Then all the people went home, and David went to bless his family.