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 set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, 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,

And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, 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.

And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.

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:

And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord 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 the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with cymbals:

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

But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

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:

In that day David made Asaph the chief to give praise to the Lord with his brethren.

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

Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make known his doings among the nations.

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

Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and relate all his wondrous works.

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

Praise ye his holy name: let the heart I of them rejoice, that seek the Lord.

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

Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye his face evermore.

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

Remember his wonderful works, which he hath done: his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.

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

O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

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

He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

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

Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.

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

The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.

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

And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

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

Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.

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

When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it.

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

And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people.

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

He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake.

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

Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

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

Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth: shew forth from day to day his salvation.

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

Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.

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

For the Lord is great and exceedingly to be praised: and 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 the Lord made the heavens.

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

Praise and magnificence are before him: strength and joy in his place.

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

Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire.

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.

Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness.

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

Let all the earth be moved at his presence: for he hath founded the world immoveable.

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

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned.

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

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all things that are in them.

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

Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.

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

Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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.

And say ye: Save us, O God our saviour: and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give glory to thy holy name, and may rejoice in singing thy praises.

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 eternity to eternity: and let all the people say Amen, and a hymn to God.

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 he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses.

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

And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters.

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 Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon.

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.

That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.

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;

And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest that were chosen, every one by his name to give praise to the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever.

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.

And Heman and Idithun sounded the trumpet, and played on the cymbals, and all kinds of musical instruments to sing praises to God: and the sons of Idithun he made porters.

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

And all the people returned to their houses: and David to bless also his own house.