I Chronicles 16

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

²And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

³And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.

⁴And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

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

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

⁷Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

⁸O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples.

⁹Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.

¹⁰Glory ye in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

¹¹Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

¹²Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

¹³O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

¹⁵Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

¹⁶The covenantwhich he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

¹⁷And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

¹⁹When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

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

²¹He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

²²Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

²³Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.

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

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens.

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

²⁸Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength;

²⁹Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him; Worship Jehovah in holy array.

³⁰Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

³²Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

³³Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth.

³⁴O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

³⁵And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.

³⁶Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah.

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

³⁸and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

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

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

⁴¹and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

⁴²and 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.

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

I Chronicles 16

¹So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

²When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

³Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

⁴David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁵Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

⁶and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

⁸“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

⁹Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

¹⁰Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

¹¹Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

¹²Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

¹³O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

¹⁴He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

¹⁵Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

¹⁶the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

¹⁸‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’

¹⁹When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

²⁰they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

²¹He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

²²‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’

²³Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

²⁴Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.

²⁵For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

²⁶For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

²⁷Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.

²⁸Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

²⁹Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

³⁰tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’

³²Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.

³³Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.

³⁴Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

³⁵Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’

³⁶Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”

³⁷So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,

³⁸along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

³⁹And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon

⁴⁰to regularly 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 commanded Israel to keep.

⁴¹With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁴²Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

⁴³Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.