1Ch 16 | NASB2020 | 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 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both men and women, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.

4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, 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, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals, 6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel 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 relatives to give thanks to the Lord.

Psalm of Thanksgiving

8 ^eGive thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
^fMake His deeds known among the peoples.
9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
^{▼▼Or Meditate on}Speak of all His ^{▼▼I.e., wonderful acts}wonders.
10 Boast in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
11 ⁱSeek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
12 ^jRemember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
^kHis marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13 You ^{▼▼Lit seed of}descendants of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
^mHis judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16 ⁿ The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
17 ^oHe also confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “ ^pTo you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance.”
19 ^qWhen they were only a few in number,
Very few, and strangers in it,
20 And they wandered from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He allowed no one to oppress them,
And ^rHe rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
22 “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And ^sdo not harm My prophets.”
23 ^tSing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
25 For ^ugreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
He also is ^vto be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are ^{▼▼Or non-existent things
,} ^xidols,
^yBut the Lord made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, you 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;
^aaWorship the Lord in ^{▼▼Or the splendor of holiness}holy attire.
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
31 ^{▼▼Hopeful command or wish, not a request; and so through v 32
,} ^adLet the heavens be joyful, and the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, “ ^aeThe Lord reigns.”
32 ^afLet the sea ^{▼▼Or thunder}roar, and ^{▼▼Lit its fullness}everything it contains;
Let the field rejoice, and everything that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy in the presence of the Lord;
For He is coming to judge the earth.
34 ^aiGive thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
35 ^ajThen say, “Save us, God of our salvation,
And gather us and save 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 to everlasting!
Then all the people ^amsaid, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.

Worship before the Ark

37 So he left Asaph and his relatives there ^anbefore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, ^aoas every day’s work required, 38 and ^apObed-edom with ^{▼▼Lit their brothers, sixty-eight}his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and ^arHosah as gatekeepers. 39 He left ^asZadok the priest and his relatives the priests ^atbefore 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, ^aveven according to everything that is written in the Law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel. 41 With them were ^awHeman and Jeduthun, and ^axthe rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to ^aygive thanks to the Lord, because His ^{▼▼Or faithfulness}kindness is everlasting. 42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who were to play them, and with instruments for ^bathe songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.

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