1 Chronicles 16
1 They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in Yahweh’s name.
And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.
3 He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before Yahweh’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:
And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;
Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Uzziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel, with corded instruments of music; and Asaph, with brass instruments sounding loudly;
6 with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.
7 Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.
8 Oh give thanks to Yahweh. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
9 Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
10 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
11 Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
12 Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
13 you offspring of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
14 He is Yahweh our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
16 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
17 He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
18 saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
19 when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;
20 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;
21 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
22 “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.
Make songs to the Lord, all the earth; give the good news of his salvation day by day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.
Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.
25 For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.
28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come before him; give worship to the Lord in holy robes.
30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can’t be moved.
Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns!”
Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.
32 Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is in it!
Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.
Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.
34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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.”
And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.
36 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.
37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;
So he made Asaph and his brothers keep their places there before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, to do whatever had to be done before the ark at all times day by day:
38 and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;
And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:
39 and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before Yahweh’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,
And Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;
40 to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in Yahweh’s law, which he commanded to Israel;
To give burned offerings to the Lord on the altar of burned offerings morning and evening, every day, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord which he gave to Israel;
41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;
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.
And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.
43 All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.
