1 Chronicles 16

1 And they bring in the Ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David has stretched out for it, and they bring burnt-offerings and peace-offerings near before God;

So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

2 and David ceases from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesses the people in the Name of YHWH,

When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

3 and gives a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.

Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 And he puts before the Ark of YHWH, those ministering from the Levites, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to YHWH, God of Israel:

David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

5 Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph is sounding with cymbals;

Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] continually [sounding] with trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant of God.

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 On that day, at that time, David has given at the beginning to give thanks to YHWH by the hand of Asaph and his brothers:

On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

8 “Give thanks to YHWH, call on His Name, Make His doings known among the peoples.

“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

10 Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking YHWH rejoices.

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

11 Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,

Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

14 He [is] our God YHWH, His judgments [are] in all the earth.

He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

15 Remember His covenant for all time, The word He commanded—To one thousand generations,

Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

16 Which He has made with Abraham, And His oath—to Isaac,

the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

17 And He establishes it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel [for] a perpetual covenant,

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

18 Saying, To you I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’

19 When you were few in number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

20 And they go up and down, From nation to nation, And from a kingdom to another people.

they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

21 He has not permitted any to oppress them, And reproves kings on their account:

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

22 Do not come against My anointed ones, And do no evil against My prophets.

‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’

23 Sing to YHWH, all the earth, Proclaim His salvation from day to day.

Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

24 Recount His glory among nations, His wonders among all the peoples.

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.

25 For great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, And He [is] fearful above all gods.

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

26 For all gods of the peoples [are] nothing, And YHWH has made the heavens.

For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

27 Splendor and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.

28 Ascribe to YHWH, you families of peoples, Ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to YHWH the glory of His Name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to YHWH, In the beauty of holiness.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

30 Be pained before Him, all the earth; Also, the world is established, It is not moved!

tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

31 The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations, YHWH has reigned!

Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’

32 The sea roars, and its fullness, The field exults, and all that [is] in it,

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.

33 Then trees of the forest sing, From the presence of YHWH, For He has come to judge the earth!

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to YHWH, for [He is] good, For His kindness [is] for all time,

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Your Holy Name, To triumph in Your praise.

Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’

36 Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age”; And all the people say, “Amen,” and have given praise to YHWH.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”

37 And he leaves there [those] of Asaph and of his brothers, before the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, to minister before the Ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day;

So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,

38 both Obed-Edom and their sixty-eight brothers, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, for gatekeepers;

along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

39 and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the Dwelling Place of YHWH, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,

And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon

40 to cause burnt-offerings to ascend continually to YHWH on the altar of burnt-offering, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the Law of YHWH that He charged on Israel.

to regularly 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 commanded Israel to keep.

41 And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to YHWH, for His kindness [is] for all time;

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

42 and with them—Heman and Jeduthun—[are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.

Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

43 And all the people go, each to his house, and David turns around to bless his house.

Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.