1 Chronicles 16New King James Version
The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle(A)
16 So(B)they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,(C)he blessed the people in the name of theLord.3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a pieceof meat,and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of theLord, to(D)commemorate, to thank, and to praise theLordGod of Israel:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah,then(E)Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals;6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularlyblewthe trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving(F)
7 On that day(G)David(H)first deliveredthis psalminto the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank theLord:
8 (I)Oh, give thanks to theLord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek theLord!
11 Seek theLordand His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 HeistheLordour God;
His(J)judgmentsarein all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The(K)covenant whichHe made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And(L)confirmed it to(M)Jacob for a statute,
To Israelforan everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were(N)few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to another,
And fromonekingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He(O)rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying,(P)“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
23 (Q)Sing to theLord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
25 For theLordisgreat and greatly to be praised;
Heisalso to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods(R)of the peoplesare[a]idols,
But theLordmade the heavens.
27 Honor and majestyarebefore Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to theLord, O families of the peoples,
Give to theLordglory and strength.
29 Give to theLordthe glorydueHis name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship theLordin the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations, “TheLordreigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all thatisin it.
33 Then the(S)trees of the woods shall rejoice before theLord,
For He is(T)coming to judge the earth.
34 (U)Oh, give thanks to theLord, forHe isgood!
For His mercyenduresforever.
35 (V)And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
36 (W)BlessedbetheLordGod of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And all(X)the people said, “Amen!” and praised theLord.
Regular Worship Maintained
37 So he left(Y)Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of theLordto minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work(Z)required;38 and(AA)Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah,to begatekeepers;39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests,(AB)before the tabernacle of theLord(AC)at the[b]high place thatwasat Gibeon,40 to offer burnt offerings to theLordon the altar of burnt offering regularly(AD)morning and evening, andto doaccording to all that is written in the Law of theLordwhich He commanded Israel;41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to theLord,(AE)because His mercyenduresforever;42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthunweregatekeepers.
43 (AF)Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:26worthless things
- 1 Chronicles 16:39Place for pagan worship
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