1 Chronicles 16:7-43 ▼

7 On that day then David delivered at the beginning to give thanks to YHWH by the hand of Asaph and his brothers:

8 “Give thanks to YHWH, Call upon His name, make known among the peoples His deeds.

9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him, tell of all His wonders.

10 Glory in His holy name; let rejoice the hearts of those seeking YHWH.

11 Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.

12 Remember His wonders that He has done, His wonders and the ordinances of His mouth,

13 O seed of Israel His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

14 He is YHWH our God; in all the earth are His judgments.

15 Remember His covenant forever, the word He commanded to a thousand generations—

16 that He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

17 And He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your? inheritance.’

19 When you? were few in number, indeed few, and sojourners in it,

20 then they wandered from nation to nation and from a kingdom to another people.

21 He permitted no man to oppress them, and He rebuked kings on their behalf:

22 ‘Do not touch My anointed ones, and My prophets do not harm.’

23 Sing to YHWH, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

24 Declare among the nations His glory, among all the peoples His wonders.

25 For great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised; and He is to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are nothing, and YHWH made the heavens.

27 Honor and majesty are before Him, strength and joy in His place.

28 Give to YHWH, O families of peoples, Ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to YHWH the honor of His name; bring an offering and come before His face. Worship YHWH in the beauty of holiness;

30 tremble before Him all the earth. Indeed the world is firmly established; it shall not be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, ‘YHWH reigns.’

32 Let the sea roar and all its fullness; let the field rejoice and all that is in it.

33 Then the trees of the forest shall rejoice before YHWH, for He is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to YHWH, for He is good; His loving devotion is even to forever.

35 And say, ‘Save us, O God of our salvation, and Gather us together, and snatch us up from the Gentiles, to give thanks to Your holy name, to glory in Your praise.’

36 Blessed be YHWH, God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting.” And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised YHWH.

37 And he left there before the face of the ark of the covenant of YHWH Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the face of the ark regularly, according to the matter of a day in its day,

38 and Obed-edom and their brothers, sixty-eight, and Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be gatekeepers,

39 and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of YHWH at the high place that was in Gibeon,

40 to offer burnt offerings to YHWH on the altar of the burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and for all that is written in the Law of YHWH, which He commanded upon Israel,

41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen, who were designated by name to give thanks to YHWH, because “His loving devotion is forever.”

42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and the instruments of the song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were the gatekeepers.

43 And all the people departed, every man to his house, and David returned to bless his house.