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 [the] ark of God and they set it in [the] midst of the tent which he had pitched for it David and they brought near 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 he finished David from offering up the burnt offering and the peace offerings and he blessed the people in [the] name of Yahweh.

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 distributed to every person of Israel from man and unto woman to everyone a round loaf of bread and a date-cake 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 before [the] ark of Yahweh some of the Levites servants and to make remembrance and to give thanks and to praise Yahweh [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 [was] the chief and [was] second his Zechariah Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-Edom and Jeiel with instruments of lyres and with harps and Asaph with cymbals [was] sounding aloud.

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:

On the day that then he appointed David at the first to give thanks to Yahweh by [the] hand of Asaph and relatives his.

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

Give thanks to Yahweh proclaim name his make known among the peoples deeds his.

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

Sing to him sing praises to him tell in all wonders his.

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

Boast in [the] name of holiness his let it rejoice [the] heart of [those who] seek Yahweh.

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

Seek Yahweh and strength his seek face his continually.

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

Remember wonders his which he has done wonders his and [the] judgments of mouth his.

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

O offspring of Israel servant his O descendants of Jacob chosen ones his.

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

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

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

Remember for ever covenant his [the] word [which] he commanded for a thousand generation[s].

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

Which he made with Abraham and oath his to Isaac.

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

And he confirmed it to Jacob to a statute to Israel a covenant of perpetuity.

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

Saying to you I will give [the] land of Canaan [the] portion of inheritance your.

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

When were you men of number like a few and sojourners in it.

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

And they went about from nation to nation and from a kingdom to a people another.

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

Not he permitted anyone to oppress them and he rebuked on them kings.

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

May not you touch anointed [ones] my and to prophets my may not you do harm.

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

Sing to Yahweh O all the earth bear news from day to day salvation his.

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

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

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

For [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly and [is] to be feared he 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] worthless idols and Yahweh [the] heavens he made.

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

Splendor and majesty [are] before him strength and joy [are] in place his.

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

Ascribe to Yahweh O clans of peoples ascribe to Yahweh 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.

Ascribe to Yahweh [the] glory of name his lift up an offering and come before him bow down to Yahweh in adornment of holiness.

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

Tremble from to before him O all the earth also it is established [the] world not it will be shaken.

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

Let them rejoice the heavens and let it be glad the earth and let people say among the nations Yahweh he reigns.

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

Let it thunder the sea and what fills it let it exult the field and all that [is] in it.

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

Then they will shout for joy [the] trees of the forest from to before Yahweh for [he is] coming to judge the earth.

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

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

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 salvation our and gather us and deliver us from the nations to give thanks to [the] name of holiness your to boast in praise your.

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!”

[be] blessed Yahweh [the] God of Israel from antiquity and until perpetuity and they said all the people amen and they praised Yahweh.

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 Yahweh Asaph and relatives his to serve before the ark continually to [the] matter of a day in day its.

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

And Obed-Edom and relatives their sixty and eight and Obed-Edom [the] son of Jedithun and Hosah to gatekeepers.

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 relatives his the priests before [the] tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which [was] in 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 Yahweh on [the] altar of the burnt offering continually to the morning and to the evening and to every [thing] written in [the] law of Yahweh which he commanded to 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 [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun and [the] rest of those [who] had been chosen who they had been designated by names to give thanks to Yahweh for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

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 [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun trumpets and cymbals for [those who] sound aloud and [the] instruments of song of God and [the] sons of Jeduthun [were] to the gate.

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

And they went all the people everyone to house his and he turned David to bless house his.