1 Chronicles 16

1 And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered 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 made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

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 cake made in a pan, and a sweet 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 minister before the ark of the LORD, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD, 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 psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

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 did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of 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 O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.

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

9 Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.

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

10 Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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

11 Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.

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

12 Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, 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 O ye seed of Israel His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.

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

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

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

15 Remember His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

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

16 The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;

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

17 And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to 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 but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

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

20 And when they went about 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 do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

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

22 '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 the LORD, all the earth; proclaim 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 marvellous works among all the peoples.

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

25 For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He also is to be feared 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 things of nought; but the LORD made the heavens.

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

27 Honour and majesty are before Him; strength and gladness are in His place.

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

28 Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.

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

29 Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; bring an offering, and come before Him; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

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 that it cannot 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 be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let them say among the nations: 'The LORD 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 wood sing for joy, before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth.

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

34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.

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

35 And say ye: 'Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks unto Thy holy name, that we may 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 the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said: 'Amen,' and praised the LORD.

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 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;

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 with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jedithun and Hosah to be door-keepers;

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 the LORD 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 burnt-offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded unto 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 mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy 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 Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be 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 man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

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