{1Ch 16:1-43 **}
16:1 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. 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah. 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a portion of flesh and a cake of raisins.
16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:16:5 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, 16:6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
16:7 Then on that day David first placed by the hand of Asaph and his brothers to give thanks to Jehovah.
16:8 O give thanks to Jehovah. Call upon his name. Make known his practices among the peoples.16:9 Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Talk of all his marvelous works. 16:10 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
16:11 Seek Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face continually. 16:12 Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth, 16:13 O you* seed of Israel his servant, you* sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. 16:14 He is Jehovah our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
16:15 Remember his everlasting covenant, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, 16:16the covenant which he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac, 16:17 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,16:18 saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your* inheritance, 16:19 when you* were but a few men in number, yes, very few and travelers in it, 16:20 and they went about from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another people.
16:21 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes, 16:22 saying, Touch not my anointed ones and do my prophets no harm.
16:23 Sing to Jehovah, all the earth. Show forth his salvation from day to day. 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. 16:25 For great is Jehovah and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods. 16:26For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But Jehovah made the heavens. 16:27 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
16:28 Give to Jehovah, you* kindred of the peoples. Give to Jehovah glory and strength. 16:29Give to Jehovah the glory due to his name. Bring an offering and come before him. Worship Jehovah in holy array.
16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it cannot be shaken. 16:31 Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice. And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigns. 16:32 Let the sea roar and the fullness of it. Let the field rejoice and all that is in it. 16:33 Then will the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah, for he comes to judge the earth.
16:34 O give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness is everlasting. 16:35 And say you*, Save us, O God of our salvation. And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name and to triumph in your praise. 16:36 Praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting.
And all the people said, Truly and praised Jehovah.
16:37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required, 16:38 and Obed-edom with their sixty-eight brothers. And Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers, 16:39 and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon, 16:40 to offer burnt-offerings to Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded to Israel.
16:41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah because his loving kindness is everlasting. 16:42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound-aloud and with instruments for the songs of God and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. 16:43 And all the people departed every man to his house. And David returned to bless his house.