1 Chronicles 16

1 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

4 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.

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:

5 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35 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.”

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.

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

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

37 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

40 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.

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;

41 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.”

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;

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

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.

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

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