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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/15.htm" title="1 Chronicles 15">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 16 <a href="../1_chronicles/17.htm" title="1 Chronicles 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">JPS Tanakh 1917</div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And they 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a cake made in a pan, and a sweet cake. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And he 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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name;</div><div class="po2">Make known His doings among the peoples.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him;</div><div class="po2">Speak ye of all His marvellous works.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Glory ye in His holy name;</div><div class="po2">Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Seek ye the LORD and His strength;</div><div class="po2">Seek His face continually.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Remember His marvellous works that He hath done,</div><div class="po2">His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>O ye seed of Israel His servant,</div><div class="po2">Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He is the LORD our God;</div><div class="po2">His judgments are in all the earth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Remember His covenant for ever,</div><div class="po2">The word which He commanded to a thousand generations;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>[The covenant] which He made with Abraham,</div><div class="po2">And His oath unto Isaac;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And He established it unto Jacob for a statute,</div><div class="po2">To Israel for an everlasting covenant;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Saying: ‘Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,</div><div class="po2">The lot of your inheritance.’</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>When ye were but a few men in number,</div><div class="po2">Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And when they went about from nation to nation,</div><div class="po2">And from one kingdom to another people,</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He suffered no man to do them wrong,</div><div class="po2">Yea, for their sake He reproved kings:</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>‘Touch not Mine anointed ones,</div><div class="po2">And do My prophets no harm.’</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Sing unto the LORD, all the earth;</div><div class="po2">Proclaim His salvation from day to day.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Declare His glory among the nations,</div><div class="po2">His marvellous works among all the peoples.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised;</div><div class="po2">He also is to be feared above all gods.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought;</div><div class="po2">But the LORD made the heavens.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Honour and majesty are before Him;</div><div class="po2">Strength and gladness are in His place.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples,</div><div class="po2">Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name;</div><div class="po2">Bring an offering, and come before Him;</div><div class="po2">Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Tremble before Him, all the earth;</div><div class="po2">The world also is established that it cannot be moved.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;</div><div class="po2">And let them say among the nations: ‘The LORD reigneth.’</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;</div><div class="po2">Let the field exult, and all that is therein;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy,</div><div class="po2">Before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good;</div><div class="po2">For His mercy endureth for ever.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And say ye: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation,</div><div class="po2">And gather us together and deliver us from the nations,</div><div class="po2">That we may give thanks unto Thy holy name,</div><div class="po2">That we may triumph in Thy praise.’</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,</div><div class="po2">From everlasting even to everlasting.</div><div class="po2">And all the people said: ‘Amen,’ and praised the LORD.</div> <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>So 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; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jedithun and Hosah to be door-keepers; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD upon 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 unto Israel; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endureth for ever; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And all the people departed every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.</div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span 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