1 Chronicles 16
1 So they brought in the ark of God,
and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they
offered whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 And David finished offering up
whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the name
of the Lord. 3 And he divided to every
man of Israel (both men and women), to every man one
baker's loaf, and a cake. 4 And he
appointed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister
and lift up the voice, and to give thanks and praise
the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph
was the chief, and next to him Zacharias, Jeiel,
Semiramoth, and Jeiel, Mattathias, Eliab, and Banæas, and Abdedom: and Jeiel
sounding with musical instruments, lutes and harps,
and Asaph with cymbals: 6 and Banæas
and Oziel the priests sounding continually with
trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God in that day.
7 Then David first gave orders to
praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Song. Give thanks to the Lord, call
upon him by his name, make known his designs among the people.
9 Sing
songs to him, and sing hymns to him, relate to all
people his wonderful deeds, which the Lord has
wrought. 10 Praise his holy name, the
heart that seeks his pleasure shall rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and be strong, seek
his face continually. 12 Remember his
wonderful works which he has wrought, his wonders, and the judgments of his
mouth; 13 ye seed of Israel his servants,
ye seed of Jacob his chosen ones.
14 He is the
Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Let us remember his covenant for
ever, his word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
16 which he covenanted with Abraham,
and his oath sworn to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob for an
ordinance, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, To thee will I give the
land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
19 when they were few in number, when
they were but little, and dwelt as strangers in it;
20 and went from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another people.
21 He suffered not a man to oppress
them, and he reproved kings for their sakes,
22 saying, Touch not my anointed
ones, and deal not wrongfully with my prophets.
23 Sing ye to the Lord, all the
earth; proclaim his salvation from day to day.
23a Declare among the nations his
glory, his wondrous deeds among all peoples.
25 For the Lord
is great, and greatly to be praised: he
is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations
are idols; but our God made the heavens.
27 Glory and praise
are in his presence; strength and rejoicing
are in his place.
28 Give to the Lord, ye families of
the nations, give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory
belonging to his name: take gifts and offer
them before him; and worship the Lord in his holy
courts. 30 Let the whole earth fear
before him; let the earth be established, and not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let
the earth exult; and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns.
32 The sea with its fulness shall
resound and the tree of the field, and all things in it.
33 Then shall the trees of the wood
rejoice before the Lord, for he is come to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for
it is good, for his mercy
is for ever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our
salvation, and gather us, and rescue us from among the heathen, that we may
praise thy holy name, and glory in thy praises.
36 Blessed
be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to
everlasting:
And all the people shall say, Amen. So they praised the Lord.
37 And they left there Asaph and his
brethren before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the
ark continually, according to the service of each day: from day to day.
38 And Abdedom and his brethren
were sixty and eight; and Abdedom the son of Idithun,
and Osa, were to be door-keepers.
39 And
they appointed Sadoc the priest, and his brethren the
priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place in Gabaon,
40 to offer up whole-burnt-offerings
to the Lord on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings continually morning and
evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which he
commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God.
41 And with him
were Æman and Idithun, and the rest chosen out by
name to praise the Lord, for his mercy endures for
ever. 42 And with them
there were trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and
musical instruments for the songs of God: and the sons of Idithun
were at the gate.
43 And all the people went every one
to his home: and David returned to bless his house.