I Chronicles 16

¹So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it,—and they brought near ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before God.

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

³And he apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman,—to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin cake.

⁴And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants,—and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, 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 instruments of harps, and with lyres, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud:

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

⁷On that day, then, David gave [these songs] in chief, to give thanks unto Yahweh,—through Asaph, and his brethren:—

⁸Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings;

⁹Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders.

¹⁰Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.

¹¹Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

¹²Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth.

¹³O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:

¹⁴Yahweh himself, is our God, through all the land, are his just decisions.

¹⁵Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;

¹⁶Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;

¹⁷And confirmed it, unto Jacob, for a statute, unto Israel, as a covenant age-abiding:

¹⁸Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, as your inherited portion:

¹⁹While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:

²⁰And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom, to another people:

²¹He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—kings!

²²Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.

²³Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, Tell the tidings, from day to day, of his salvation:

²⁴Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.

²⁵For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, and to be revered is he above all gods;

²⁶For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought, but, Yahweh, made, the heavens.

²⁷Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.

²⁸Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength:

²⁹Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name,—Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:

³⁰Tremble at his presence, all the earth, But the world, shall be established, it shall not be shaken.

³¹Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult, Let them say among the nations, Yahweh, hath become king!

³²Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof, Let the field leap for joy, and all that is therein:

³³Then, shall shout in triumph, the trees of the forest, before Yahweh, for he is coming, to judge the earth.

³⁴Give ye thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

³⁵And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us, from among the nations,—that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, that we may triumph aloud in thy praise.

³⁶Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, from one age even to another age. Then said all the people, Amen, And gave praise to Yahweh.

³⁷So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brethren,—to be in attendance before the ark continually, for the duty of a day on its day;

³⁸and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight,—and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

³⁹and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh,—in the high place that was in Gibeon:

⁴⁰to offer ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice,—continually, morning and evening,—even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded concerning Israel;

⁴¹and, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the chosen ones, who were distinguished by name,—to give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness!

⁴²And, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, [with] the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God,—and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.

⁴³And all the people departed, every man to his house,—and David went round, to bless his own household.

I Chronicles 16

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

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

³And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

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

⁵Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

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

⁷Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

⁸Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

⁹Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

¹⁰Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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 the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

¹⁶Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

¹⁷And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and 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 few, even a few, and strangers in it.

²⁰And when they went 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, and do my prophets no harm.

²³Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

²⁴Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

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 people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

²⁷Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

²⁸Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

²⁹Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

³⁰Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

³²Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

³³Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.

³⁴O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

³⁵And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

³⁶Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And 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 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 porters:

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

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

⁴¹And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;

⁴²And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

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