1 Chronicles 16
1 They brought in the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship 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 finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
Once David had finished presenting the burnt offerings and friendship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece 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 David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, 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 These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.
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 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, 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 appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.
This was the day that David first instructed Asaph and his relatives to express thanks to the Lord in this way:
8 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
10 Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
11 Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be with him.
12 Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
13 you descendants of Israel his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
descendants of Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen people.
14 He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
15 Keep his covenant in mind forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
16 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
17 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:
18 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”
19 When they were only few in number, so very few, and they were strangers in the land,
He said this when there were only a few of you, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
20 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
21 He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he punished kings for their sakes.
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
22 he said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth; announce his salvation day after 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, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
Declare his glorious acts among the nations, the wonderful things he does among all peoples.
25 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly, and he is to be feared above all other 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 nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
For all the gods of other nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens!
27 Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are in his place.
Splendor and majesty are his; power and glory are in his sanctuary.
28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
Give the Lord credit, nations of the world, credit him with glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering and come before him. Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.
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; it cannot be shaken.
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, “Yahweh 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 that which fills it shout with joy. Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.
Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise! Let the fields and everything there celebrate;
33 Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth.
Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy, for he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
Say thank you to the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
35 Then say, “Save us, God of our salvation. Gather us together and rescue us from the other nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praises.”
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 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen” and praised Yahweh.
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 David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, 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 Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
as well as Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were gatekeepers.
39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in 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 They were to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar for burnt offerings continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he gave as a command 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 Heman and Jeduthun were with them, together with the rest who were chosen by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his covenant faithfulness 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 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded 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 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.
Then all the people went home, and David went to bless his family.
