1 Chronicles 16:4-19
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 16
4He 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: 5Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals, 6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
8Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make His deeds known among the peoples.
9Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.
10Boast in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
11Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
12Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13 You descendants of Israel His servant, Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
15Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.
17He also confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18Saying, 'To you I will give the land of Canaan, As the portion of your inheritance.'
19When they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,
King James Version
Chapter 16
4And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; 6Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
10Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
11Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
12Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
13O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
16Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
17And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
19When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 16
4David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him. 5Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals 6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
8Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.
9Sing to him; sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!
10Boast in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
12Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,
13you offspring of Israel his servant, Jacob's descendants--his chosen ones.
14He is the Lord our God; his judgments govern the whole earth.
15Remember his covenant forever -- the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
16the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
17and confirmed to Jacob as a decree, and to Israel as a permanent covenant:
New Living Translation
Chapter 16
4David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the Lord — to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres. 6The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant.
8Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
9Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
10Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
11Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.
12Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
13you children of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.
15Remember his covenant forever — the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
16This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
17He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
18'I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 16
4Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. 5Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brothers.
8Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
9Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
10Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
11Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
12Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered,
13O offspring of Israel his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
14He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15Remember his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
16the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
17which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, as your portion for an inheritance.”
19When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
New International Version
Chapter 16
4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to extol, thank, and praise the LORD, the God of Israel: 5Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
8Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
9Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
10Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
12Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
13you his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
New King James Version
Chapter 16
4And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: 5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; 6Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
10Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
12Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13O seed of Israel His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
15Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
17And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19When you were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
