1 Chronicles 16

1 And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;⋮

2 and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,⋮

3 and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.⋮

4 And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,⋮

5 Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;⋮

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

7 On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: —⋮

8 Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.⋮

9 Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.⋮

10 Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.⋮

11 Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.⋮

12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,⋮

13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!⋮

14 He is Jehovah our God, In all the earth are His judgments.⋮

15 Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded — To a thousand generations,⋮

16 Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath — to Isaac,⋮

17 And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during.⋮

18 Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,⋮

19 When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.⋮

20 And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.⋮

21 He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:⋮

22 Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.⋮

23 Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.⋮

24 Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.⋮

25 For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He is above all gods.⋮

26 For all gods of the peoples are nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.⋮

27 Honour and majesty are before Him, Strength and joy are in His place.⋮

28 Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.⋮

29 Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.⋮

30 Be pained before Him, all the earth:⋮

31 Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.⋮

32 Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that is in it,⋮

33 Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!⋮

34 Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, is His kindness,⋮

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

36 Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, 'Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.⋮

37 And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,⋮

38 both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,⋮

39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that is in Gibeon,⋮

40 to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.⋮

41 And with them are Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age is His kindness,⋮

42 and with them — Heman and Jeduthun — are trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun are at the gate.⋮

43 And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.⋮