1 Chronicles 16

1 And they brought [the] ark of God and they set it in [the] midst of the tent which he had pitched for it David and they brought near burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

2 And he finished David from offering up the burnt offering and the peace offerings and he blessed the people in [the] name of Yahweh.

3 And he distributed to every person of Israel from man and unto woman to everyone a round loaf of bread and a date-cake and a raisin-cake.

4 And he appointed before [the] ark of Yahweh some of the Levites servants and to make remembrance and to give thanks and to praise Yahweh [the] God of Israel.

5 Asaph [was] the chief and [was] second his Zechariah Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-Edom and Jeiel with instruments of lyres and with harps and Asaph with cymbals [was] sounding aloud.

6 And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before [the] ark of [the] covenant of God.

7 On the day that then he appointed David at the first to give thanks to Yahweh by [the] hand of Asaph and relatives his.

8 Give thanks to Yahweh proclaim name his make known among the peoples deeds his.

9 Sing to him sing praises to him tell in all wonders his.

10 Boast in [the] name of holiness his let it rejoice [the] heart of [those who] seek Yahweh.

11 Seek Yahweh and strength his seek face his continually.

12 Remember wonders his which he has done wonders his and [the] judgments of mouth his.

13 O offspring of Israel servant his O descendants of Jacob chosen ones his.

14 He [is] Yahweh God our [are] in all the earth judgments his.

15 Remember for ever covenant his [the] word [which] he commanded for a thousand generation[s].

16 Which he made with Abraham and oath his to Isaac.

17 And he confirmed it to Jacob to a statute to Israel a covenant of perpetuity.

18 Saying to you I will give [the] land of Canaan [the] portion of inheritance your.

19 When were you men of number like a few and sojourners in it.

20 And they went about from nation to nation and from a kingdom to a people another.

21 Not he permitted anyone to oppress them and he rebuked on them kings.

22 May not you touch anointed [ones] my and to prophets my may not you do harm.

23 Sing to Yahweh O all the earth bear news from day to day salvation his.

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

25 For [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly and [is] to be feared he above all gods.

26 For all [the] gods of the peoples [are] worthless idols and Yahweh [the] heavens he made.

27 Splendor and majesty [are] before him strength and joy [are] in place his.

28 Ascribe to Yahweh O clans of peoples ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to Yahweh [the] glory of name his lift up an offering and come before him bow down to Yahweh in adornment of holiness.

30 Tremble from to before him O all the earth also it is established [the] world not it will be shaken.

31 Let them rejoice the heavens and let it be glad the earth and let people say among the nations Yahweh he reigns.

32 Let it thunder the sea and what fills it let it exult the field and all that [is] in it.

33 Then they will shout for joy [the] trees of the forest from to before Yahweh for [he is] coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

35 And say save us O God of salvation our and gather us and deliver us from the nations to give thanks to [the] name of holiness your to boast in praise your.

36 [be] blessed Yahweh [the] God of Israel from antiquity and until perpetuity and they said all the people amen and they praised Yahweh.

37 And he left there before [the] ark of [the] covenant of Yahweh Asaph and relatives his to serve before the ark continually to [the] matter of a day in day its.

38 And Obed-Edom and relatives their sixty and eight and Obed-Edom [the] son of Jedithun and Hosah to gatekeepers.

39 And - Zadok the priest and relatives his the priests before [the] tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which [was] in Gibeon.

40 To offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on [the] altar of the burnt offering continually to the morning and to the evening and to every [thing] written in [the] law of Yahweh which he commanded to Israel.

41 And [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun and [the] rest of those [who] had been chosen who they had been designated by names to give thanks to Yahweh for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

42 And [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun trumpets and cymbals for [those who] sound aloud and [the] instruments of song of God and [the] sons of Jeduthun [were] to the gate.

43 And they went all the people everyone to house his and he turned David to bless house his.