1 Chronicles 16:1-21 ▼

1 And wha they brought in the Arke of God, they set it in ye Tabernacle, that Dauid had pitched for it, and offred burntofferynges & thankofferynges before God.

2 And wha Dauid had ended the burntofferynges and thankofferynges, he blessed the people in the name of the LORDE,

3 & distributed vnto euery man in Israel (both vnto man and woman) a cake of bred, and a pece of flesh and a meece of potage.

4 And he appoynted before the Arke of ye LORDE certayne Leuites to mynister, that they shulde geue prayse, thankes and loauinges vnto the LORDE God of Israel:

5 namely Assaph the first, Zacharias the seconde, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathithia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom and Iehiel, with psalteries and harpes. But Assaph with loude Cymbales.

6 Benaia and Iehasiel the prestes with tabrettes, allwaye before the Arke of ye couenaunt of God.

7 At the same tyme ordeyned Dauid first of all to geue thakes vnto the LORDE by Assaph and his brethren.

8 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, call vpon his name, tell the people what thinges he hath done.

9 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.

10 Geue his holy name a good reporte: let ye hert of them reioyce, that seke the LORDE.

11 O seke the LORDE and his strength, seke his face euermore.

12 Remebre his maruelous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgmetes of his mouth.

13 Ye sede of Israel his seruaunt, ye children of Iacob his chosen.

14 He is the LORDE oure God, his iudgmetes are in all londes.

15 Be myndefull euer of his couenaut what he hath commaunded in to a thousande generacions.

16 Which he made with Abraham, & his ooth vnto Isaac.

17 And he comfirmed the same vnto Iacob for a perpetuall lawe, and to Israel for an euerlastinge couenaunt.

18 And sayde: Vnto the wyl I geue ye londe of Canaan, ye metelyne of yor inheritaunce.

19 Wha they were yet but small & fewe in nobre, and straungers in the same londe.

20 And they wente from one nacion to another, & from one realme to another people.

21 He suffred no man to hurte them, and reproued euen kynges for their sakes.