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.

And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts 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 completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people 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 divided to every single one, from men even to women, a twist of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil.

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 appointed some from the Levites who would minister before the ark of the Lord, and commemorate his works, and glorify and praise 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 was the leader, and second to him was Zechariah. In addition, there were Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom. And Jeiel was over the instruments of the psaltery and the harps. But Asaph sounded out with the cymbals.

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

Truly, the priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

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.

In that day, David made Asaph the leader, in order to confess to the Lord with his brothers:

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

“Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Make known his endeavors among the peoples.

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

Sing to him, and sing psalms to him, and describe all his miracles.

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

Praise his holy name! Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

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

Seek the Lord and his virtue. Seek his face always.

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

Remember his miracles, which he has accomplished, his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.

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

O offspring of Israel, his servants! O sons of Jacob, his elect!

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

He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout all the earth.

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

Remember forever his covenant, the word that he instructed unto a thousand generations,

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

the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.

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

And he appointed the same to Jacob as a precept, and to Israel as an everlasting pact,

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

saying: ‘To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.’

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

At that time, they were small in number, they were few and were settlers there.

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

And they passed through, from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

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

He did not permit anyone to falsely accuse them. Instead, he reproved kings on their behalf:

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

‘Do not touch my Christ. And do not malign my prophets.’

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

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce his salvation, from day to day.

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

Describe his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among 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 exceedingly praiseworthy. And he is terrible, above all gods.

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

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

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

Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

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

Bring to the Lord, O families of the peoples, bring to the Lord glory and dominion.

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 glory to the Lord, to his name. Lift up sacrifice, and approach before his sight. And adore the Lord in holy attire.

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

Let all the earth be moved before his face. For he founded the globe immoveable.

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

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult. And let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord has reigned.’

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

Let the sea roar, with all its plenitude. Let the fields exult, with all that is in them.

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

Then the trees of the forest will give praise before the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth.

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

Confess to the Lord, for he is good. For his mercy is eternal.

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: ‘Save us, O God our savior! And gather us together, and rescue us from the nations, so that we may confess to your holy name, and may exult in your songs.

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.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen,’ and let them sing a hymn 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,

And so, there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, he left Asaph and his brothers, so that they might minister in the sight of the ark continually, throughout each day, and in their turns.

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

Now Obededom and his brothers were sixty-eight. And he appointed Obededom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah to be porters.

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,

But Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, were before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in 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;

so that they could offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord, which he instructed 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 after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: “For his mercy endures forever.”

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.

Also Heman and Jeduthun sounded the trumpet, and they played upon the cymbals, and upon every kind of musical instrument, in order to sing praises to God. But the sons of Jeduthun he made to be porters.

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

And all the people returned to their houses, and David also, so that he might bless his own house too.