1Ch 16 | NASB1995 | STEP | And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God .

1 Chronicles 16

A Tent for the Ark

1 And they brought in the ark of God and ^aplaced it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 He distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then ^{▼▼ In 1 Chr 15:18, Jaaziel}Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 Then on that day David ^cfirst assigned ^{▼▼ Lit by the hand of Asaph}Asaph and his ^{▼▼ Lit brothers}relatives to give thanks to the Lord.

Psalm of Thanksgiving

8 ^fOh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
^gMake known His deeds among the peoples.
9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
^{▼▼ Or Meditate on}Speak of all His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts}wonders.
10 ^{▼▼ Or Boast}Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
11 ^kSeek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
12 ^lRemember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
^mHis marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
ⁿHis judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16 ^o The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
17 ^pHe also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, ^q“To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance.”
19 ^rWhen they were only a few in number,
Very few, and strangers in it,
20 And they wandered about from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to oppress them,
And ^sHe reproved kings for their sakes, saying,
22 “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And ^tdo My prophets no harm.”
23 ^uSing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
24 Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
25 For ^vgreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
He also is ^wto be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are ^{▼▼ Or non-existent things
,} ^yidols,
^zBut the Lord made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an ^{▼▼ Or a grain offering}offering, and come before Him;
^abWorship the Lord in ^{▼▼ Or the splendor of holiness}holy array.
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
31 ^adLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, ^ae“The Lord reigns.”
32 ^afLet the sea ^{▼▼ Or thunder}roar, and ^{▼▼ Lit its fullness}all it contains;
Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;
For He is coming to judge the earth.
34 ^aiO give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
35 ^ajThen say, “Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gather us and deliver us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
And ^{▼▼ Lit boast}glory in Your praise.”
36 ^alBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
Then all the people ^amsaid, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.

Worship before the Ark

37 So he left Asaph and his ^{▼▼ Lit brothers}relatives there ^aobefore the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark continually, ^apas every day’s work required; 38 and ^aqObed-edom with ^{▼▼ Lit their brothers, 68}his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and ^asHosah as gatekeepers. 39 He left ^atZadok the priest and his ^{▼▼ Lit brothers}relatives the priests ^avbefore the ^{▼▼ Lit dwelling place}tabernacle of the Lord in the high place which was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, ^axeven according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel. 41 With them were ^ayHeman and Jeduthun, and ^azthe rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to ^bagive thanks to the Lord, because His lovingkindness is everlasting. 42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound aloud, and with instruments for ^bbthe songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.

43 ^bcThen all the people departed each to his house, and David returned to bless his household.