1 Chronicles 16

1 They brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had set up for it: and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

They brought the Ark of God and placed it in the tent that David had prepared for it. They presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings to God.

2 When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of YHWH.

Once David had finished presenting the burnt offerings and friendship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

3 He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

Then he shared out to every Israelite, to every man and woman, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of YHWH, and to celebrate and to thank and praise YHWH, the God of Israel:

David assigned some of the Levites to serve as ministers before the Ark of the Lord, to remember, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

Asaph was the one in charge, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph struck the cymbals,

6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets continually in front of the Ark of God's Agreement.

7 Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to YHWH, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

This was the day that David first instructed Asaph and his relatives to express thanks to the Lord in this way:

8 Oh give thanks to YHWH. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.

Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!

9 Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.

Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!

10 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek YHWH rejoice.

Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!

11 Seek YHWH and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be with him.

12 Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,

13 you offspring of Israel his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

descendants of Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen people.

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

He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;

16 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.

the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.

17 He confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:

18 saying, "I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,"

saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”

19 when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.

He said this when there were only a few of you, just a small group of foreigners in the land.

20 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.

21 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:

22 "Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."

“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”

23 Sing to YHWH, all the earth. Display his salvation from day to day.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth, sing to the Lord! Each day let everyone know of his salvation!

24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

Declare his glorious acts among the nations, the wonderful things he does among all peoples.

25 For great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

For the Lord is great, and deserves the best praise! He is to be respected with awe above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but YHWH made the heavens.

For all the gods of other nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens!

27 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

Splendor and majesty are his; power and glory are in his sanctuary.

28 Ascribe to YHWH, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.

Give the Lord credit, nations of the world, credit him with glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to YHWH the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship YHWH in holy array.

Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can't be moved.

Let everyone on earth tremble in his presence. The world is held together firmly—it cannot be broken apart.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, "YHWH reigns."

Let the heavens sing for joy, let the earth be happy. Tell the nations, “The Lord is in charge!”

32 Let the sea roar, and its fullness. Let the field exult, and all that is in it.

Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise! Let the fields and everything there celebrate;

33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before YHWH, for he comes to judge the earth.

Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy, for he is coming to judge the earth.

34 Oh give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Say thank you to the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!

35 Say, "Save us, God of our salvation. Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise."

Shout out, “Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, rescue us, so we can thank you and praise how magnificent and holy you are.”

36 Blessed be YHWH, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And all the people said, "Amen," and praised YHWH.

How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the Lord!”

37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of YHWH, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;

Then David made sure Asaph and his brothers would minister continually before the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, performing whatever services were needed every day,

38 and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

as well as Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were gatekeepers.

39 and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tabernacle of YHWH in the high place that was at Gibeon,

David put Zadok the priest and his fellow priests in charge of the Ark of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

40 to offer burnt offerings to YHWH on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of YHWH, which he commanded to Israel;

to 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 ordered Israel to follow.

41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to YHWH, because his loving kindness endures forever;

They were accompanied by Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and identified by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”

42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

Heman and Jeduthun used their trumpets and cymbals to make music to accompany the songs of God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.

43 All the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

Then all the people went home, and David went to bless his family.