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 in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it, —and they brought near ascending-sacrifices 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 the ascending-sacrifices, and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people, in the name of Yahweh.

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 apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman, —to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, 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:

And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants, —and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, 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, second to him, Zechariah, —Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps, and with lyres, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud:

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

and Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, —with trumpets continually, 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, then, David gave [these songs] in chief, to give thanks unto Yahweh, —through Asaph, and his brethren: —

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

Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings;

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

Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders.

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

Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.

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

Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

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

Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth.

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

O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:

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

Yahweh himself, is our God, through all the land, are his just decisions.

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

Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;

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

Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;

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

And confirmed it, unto Jacob, for a statute, unto Israel, as a covenant age-abiding:

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

Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, as your inherited portion:

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

While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:

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

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

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

He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—kings!

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

Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.

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

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, Tell the tidings, from day to day, of his salvation:

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

Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.

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

For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, and to be revered is he above all gods;

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

For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought, but, Yahweh, made, the heavens.

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

Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.

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

Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, 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.

Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name, —Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:

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

Tremble at his presence, all the earth, But the world, shall be established, it shall not be shaken.

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

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult, Let them say among the nations, Yahweh, hath become king!

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 field leap for joy, and all that is therein:

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

Then, shall shout in triumph, the trees of the forest, before Yahweh, 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 ye thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

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 of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us, from among the nations, —that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, that we may triumph aloud in thy 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 Yahweh, God of Israel, from one age even to another age. Then said all the people, Amen, And gave praise to Yahweh.

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 Yahweh, Asaph and his brethren, —to be in attendance before the ark continually, for the duty of a day on its day;

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

and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight, —and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

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 Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh, —in the high place that was 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 offer ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, —continually, morning and evening, —even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded concerning 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, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the chosen ones, who were distinguished by name, —to give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness!

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, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, [with] the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God, —and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.

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

And all the people departed, every man to his house, —and David went round, to bless his own household.