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.

Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

2 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.

And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.

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

And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.

4 And he placed before the ark of the Lord several of the Levites as ministers, and to chaunt hymns, and to give praise and thanks unto the Lord the God of Israel:

And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

5 Assaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah; Je'iel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and Matthithyah, and Eliab, and Benayahu, and 'Obed-edom; and Je'iel with psalteries and with harps; but Assaph played aloud with the cymbals.

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Uzziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel, with corded instruments of music; and Asaph, with brass instruments sounding loudly;

6 And Benayahu and Jachaziel the priests were with the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.

7 On that day—then did David appoint for the first time to give thanks to the Lord through means of Assaph and his brethren.

Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.

8 O give thanks unto the Lord; call on his name; make known among the people his deeds.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

9 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him: speak of all his wonderful works.

Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

10 Glorify yourselves in his holy name: let the heart of those rejoice that seek the Lord.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

11 Inquire after the Lord and his strength: seek his presence evermore.

Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

12 Remember his wonderful works which he hath done, his tokens, and the decrees of his mouth;

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his elect.

O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

14 He is the Lord our God: over all the earth are his decrees.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

15 Remember ye for ever his covenant, the word which he hath commanded to the thousandth generation.

He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

16 Which he covenanted with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

17 And which he established unto Jacob as a statute, unto Israel as an everlasting covenant;

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, as the portion of your inheritance;

Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

19 When ye were but few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;

20 And when they wandered from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people:

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;

21 He suffered no man to oppress them; yea, he reproved kings for their sake.

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

22 Saying, “Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.”—

Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

23 Sing unto the Lord all ye lands: announce from day to day his salvation.

Make songs to the Lord, all the earth; give the good news of his salvation day by day.

24 Relate among the nations his glory: among all the people his wonderful deeds.

Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.

25 For great is the Lord, and greatly praised; and he is to be feared above all gods.

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord hath made the heavens.

For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Majesty and honor are in his presence, strength and gladness are in his place.

Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

28 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye families of people, ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength.

Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Ascribe unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; take up an offering, and come into his presence; bow down before the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come before him; give worship to the Lord in holy robes.

30 Tremble before him, all ye lands! Also the world standeth firmly, that it be not moved.

Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.

32 Let the sea roar, with all that filleth it: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing joyfully at the presence of the Lord; because he cometh to judge the earth.

Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.

34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; because unto everlasting endureth his kindness.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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 to thy holy name, to glorify ourselves in thy praise.

And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.

36 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from everlasting even unto everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praise unto the Lord.

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.

37 And he left there in charge before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Assaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, at the work of every day on its day,

So he made Asaph and his brothers keep their places there before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, to do whatever had to be done before the ark at all times day by day:

38 And 'Obed-edom with their brethren, sixty and eight, and 'Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun and Chossah to be gatekeepers;

And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:

39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord, in the high-place that was at Gib'on,

And Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;

40 To offer burnt-offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt-offering continually at morning and at evening, and this in accordance with all that is written in the law of the Lord which he had commanded concerning Israel;

To give burned offerings to the Lord on the altar of burned offerings morning and evening, every day, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord which he gave to Israel;

41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were selected who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because unto everlasting endureth his kindness;

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;

42 And with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, the trumpets and cymbals to play aloud, and the musical instruments of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be for the service at the gate.

And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.

43 And all the people went every man to his house; and David turned about to bless his house.

And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.