I Chronicles 16

vayyavi'u et-aron ha'elohim vayyatsigu oto betokh ha'ohel asher natah-lo david vayyaqrivu olot ushelamim lifne ha'elohim

They brought in the Ark of God and set it up inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they sacrificed burnt offerings and offerings of well-being before God.

vayekhal david meha'alot ha'olah vehashelamim vayevarekh et-ha'am beshem Adonai

When David finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of GOD.

vayekhalleq lekhol-ish yisra'el me'ish ve'ad-isha le'ish kikkar-lekhem ve'eshpar va'ashishah

And he distributed to the entire body of Israel—man and woman alike—to each a loaf of bread, a cake made in a pan, and a raisin cake.

vayyitten lifne aron Adonai min-haleviyyim mesharetim ulehazkir ulehodot ulehallel la-Adonai elohe yisra'el

He appointed Levites to minister before the Ark of GOD, to invoke, to praise, and to extol the ETERNAL God of Israel:

asaf harosh umishnehu zekharyah ye'i'el ushemiramot vikhi'el umattityah ve'eli'av uvenayahu ve'oved edom vi'i'el bikhle nevalim uvekhinnorot ve'asaf bamtsiltayim mashmia

Asaph the chief, Zechariah second in rank, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres, and Asaph sounding the cymbals,

uvenayahu veyakhazi'el hakkohanim bakhatsotserot tamid lifne aron berit-ha'elohim

and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, with trumpets, regularly before the Ark of the Covenant of God.

bayyom hahu az natan david barosh lehodot la-Adonai beyad-asaf ve'ekhayw

Then, on that day, David first commissioned Asaph and his kindred to give praise to GOD:

hodu la-Adonai qiru vishmo hodi'u va'ammim alilotayw

“Praise GOD; call on this name; proclaim God’s deeds among the peoples.

shiru lo zammeru-lo sikhu bekhol-nifle'otayw

Sing out praises; speak of all those wondrous acts.

hithalelu beshem qodsho yismakh lev mevaqshe Adonai

Exult in this holy name; let all who seek GOD rejoice.

dirshu Adonai ve'uzzo baqqeshu fanayw tamid

Turn to GOD, to divine might; seek God’s presence constantly.

zikhru nifle'otayw asher asah mofetayw umishpete-fihu

Remember the wonders that have been done; the portents and judgments pronounced,

zera yisra'el avdo bene ya'aqov bekhirayw

O offspring of Israel, God’s servant, O descendants of Jacob, the chosen ones.

hu Adonai elohenu bekhol-ha'arets mishpatayw

The ETERNAL is our God, whose judgments are throughout the earth.

zikhru le'olam berito davar tsivvah le'elef dor

Be ever mindful of God’s covenant, the promise given for a thousand generations,

asher karat et-avraham ushevu'ato leyitskhaq

that was made with Abraham, sworn to Isaac,

vayya'amideha leya'aqov lekhoq leyisra'el berit olam

and confirmed in a decree for Jacob, for Israel, as an eternal covenant,

lemor lekha etten erets-kena'an khevel nakhalatkhem

saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan as your allotted heritage.’

bihyotekhem mete mispar kimat vegarim bah

You were then few in number, a handful, merely sojourning there,

vayyithallekhu miggoy el-goy umimmamlakhah el-am akher

wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

lo-hinniakh le'ish le'oshqam vayyokhakh alehem melakhim

No one was allowed to oppress them; kings were reproved on their account,

al-tigge'u bimshikhay uvinvi'ay al-tare'u

‘Do not touch My anointed ones; do not harm My prophets.’

shiru la-Adonai kol-ha'arets basseru miyyom-el-yom yeshu'ato

“Sing to GOD, all the earth, proclaim God’s victory day after day.

sapperu vaggoyim et-kevodo bekhol-ha'ammim nifle'otayw

Tell of this glory among the nations, God’s wondrous deeds among all peoples.

ki gadol Adonai umehullal me'od venora hu al-kol-elohim

For GOD is great and much acclaimed, and is held in awe by all divine beings.

ki kol-elohe ha'ammim elilim va-Adonai shamayim asah

All the gods of the peoples are mere idols, but the ETERNAL made the heavens.

hod vehadar lefanayw oz vekhedvah bimqomo

Glory and majesty are present; strength and joy are in the holy temple.

havu la-Adonai mishpekhot ammim havu la-Adonai kavod va'oz

“Ascribe to GOD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to GOD glory and strength.

havu la-Adonai kevod shemo se'u minkhah uvo'u lefanayw hishtakhavu la-Adonai behadrat-qodesh

Ascribe to GOD the glory of this name, bring tribute and enter the divine presence, bow down to GOD, majestic in holiness.

khilu millefanayw kol-ha'arets af-tikkon tevel bal-timmot

Tremble in the divine presence, all the earth! The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken.

yismekhu hashamayim vetagel ha'arets veyomeru vaggoyim Adonai malakh

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult; let them declare among the nations, ‘GOD is Sovereign!”

yiram hayyam umelo'o ya'alots hassadeh vekhol-asher-bo

Let the sea and all within it thunder, the fields and everything in them exult;

az yerannenu atse hayya'ar millifne Adonai ki-va lishpot et-ha'arets

then shall all the trees of the forest shout for joy at the presence of GOD, who is coming to rule the earth.

hodu la-Adonai ki tov ki le'olam khasdo

Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal.

ve'imru hoshi'enu elohe yishenu veqabbetsenu vehatsilenu min-haggoyim lehodot leshem qodshekha lehishtabbeakh bithillatekha

Declare: Deliver us, O God, our deliverer, and gather us and save us from the nations, to acclaim Your holy name, to glory in Your praise.

barukh Adonai elohe yisra'el min-ha'olam ve'ad ha'olam vayyomeru khol-ha'am amen vehallel la-Adonai

“Blessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.” And all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise GOD.”

vayya'azov-sham lifne aron berit-Adonai le'asaf ule'ekhayw lesharet lifne ha'aron tamid lidvar-yom beyomo

He left Asaph and his kindred there before the Ark of the Covenant of GOD to minister before the Ark regularly as each day required,

ve'oved edom va'akhehem shishim ushemonah ve'oved edom ben-yeditun vekhosah lesho'arim

as well as Obed-edom with their kindred—68; also Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah as gatekeepers;

ve'et tsadoq hakkohen ve'ekhayw hakkohanim lifne mishkan Adonai babbamah asher begivon

also Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the Tabernacle of GOD at the shrine that was in Gibeon;

leha'alot olot la-Adonai al-mizbakh ha'olah tamid labboqer vela'arev ulekhol-hakkatuv betorat Adonai asher tsivvah al-yisra'el

to sacrifice burnt offerings to GOD on the altar of the burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with what was prescribed in the Teaching of GOD with which Israel was charged.

ve'immahem heman vidutun ushe'ar habberurim asher niqqevu beshemot lehodot la-Adonai ki le'olam khasdo

With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the other selected men designated by name to give praise to GOD, “whose steadfast love is eternal.”

ve'immahem heman vidutun khatsotserot umetsiltayim lemashmi'im ukhele shir ha'elohim uvene yedutun lasha'ar

Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to sound, and instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the gate.

vayyelekhu khol-ha'am ish leveto vayyissov david levarekh et-beto

Then all the people went home, and David returned to greet his household.