1 Chronicles 16

1 So they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings 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 And when Dauid had made an ende of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the Lord.

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 And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece of flesh, and a bottel of wine.

And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.

4 And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lord, and to rehearse and to thanke and prayse the Lord 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 chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom, euen Ieiel with instruments, violes and harpes, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbales,

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 And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God.

And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.

7 Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.

8 Praise the Lord and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

9 Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his wonderfull workes.

Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

10 Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

11 Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

12 Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth,

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

13 O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his chosen.

O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

14 He is the Lord our God: his iudgements are throughout all the earth.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

15 Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commanded to a thousand generations:

He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

16 Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

17 And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

18 Saying, To thee will I giue 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 ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,

When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;

20 And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people,

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their sakes, saying,

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

22 Touch not mine anoynted, and doe my Prophets no harme.

Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

23 Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation 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 wonderful workes among all people.

Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.

25 For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue 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 people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.

For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Prayse and glory are before him: power and beautie are in his place.

Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

28 Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.

Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

29 Giue vnto the Lord ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie.

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 ye before him, al the earth: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue.

Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

31 Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

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 roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull 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 Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lord: for he commeth to iudge 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 Prayse the Lord, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

35 And say ye, Saue vs, O God, our saluation, and gather vs, and deliuer vs from the heathen, that we may prayse thine holy Name, and glorie in thy 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 the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and praise the Lord.

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 Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euery day:

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 and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.

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 brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lord, in the hie 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 offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commanded 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 were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lord, because his mercie endureth for euer.

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 Euen with them were Heman and Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were 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 And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.

And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.