I Chronicles 16

¹Then 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.

²And 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.

³And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.

⁴And 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:

⁵Asaph 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;

⁶And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.

⁷Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.

⁸O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

⁹Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

¹⁰Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

¹¹Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

¹²Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

¹³O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

¹⁴He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

¹⁵He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

¹⁶The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

¹⁷And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

¹⁸Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

¹⁹When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;

²⁰When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;

²¹He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

²²Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

²³Make songs to the Lord, all the earth; give the good news of his salvation day by day.

²⁴Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.

²⁵For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

²⁶For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

²⁷Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

²⁸Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

²⁹Give 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.

³⁰Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

³¹Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.

³²Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;

³³Then 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.

³⁴O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

³⁵And 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.

³⁶Praise 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.

³⁷So 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:

³⁸And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:

³⁹And Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;

⁴⁰To 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;

⁴¹And 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;

⁴²And 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.

⁴³And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.

I Chronicles 16

¹They 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.

²When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

³He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

⁴He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord, 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 stringed instruments 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 David first ordained to give thanks to the Lord, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

⁸Oh give thanks to the Lord. Call on his name. Make his doings known among the peoples.

⁹Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.

¹⁰Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

¹²Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

¹³you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

¹⁶the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.

¹⁷He confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸saying, "I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,"

¹⁹when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.

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

²¹He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

²²"Do not touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!"

²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

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

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

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

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the Lord in holy array.

³⁰Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can't be moved.

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!"

³²Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is therein!

³³Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

³⁴Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

³⁵Say, "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."

³⁶Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, "Amen," and praised the Lord.

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

³⁸and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

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

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

⁴¹and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his loving kindness endures forever;

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.

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