1 Chronicles 16
New American Standard Bible
A Tent for the Ark
16 And they brought in the ark of God and (A)placed 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 [a]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 (B)first assigned [b]Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord.
Psalm of Thanksgiving
8 (C)Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
(D)Make His deeds known among the peoples.
9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
[c]Speak of all His [d]wonders.
10 Boast in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
11 (E)Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
12 (F)Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
(G)His marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13 You [e]descendants of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
(H)His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16 (I)The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
17 (J)He also confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “(K)To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance.”
19 (L)When 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 (M)He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
22 “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And (N)do not harm My prophets.”
23 (O)Sing 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 (P)great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
He also is (Q)to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are [f](R)idols,
(S)But 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 [g]offering, and come before Him;
(T)Worship the Lord in [h]holy attire.
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
31 [i](U)Let the heavens be joyful, and the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, “(V)The Lord reigns.”
32 (W)Let the sea [j]roar, and [k]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 (X)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
35 (Y)Then say, “Save us, God of our salvation,
And gather us and save us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
And [l]glory in Your praise.”
36 (Z)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting!
Then all the people (AA)said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.
Worship before the Ark
37 So he left Asaph and his relatives there (AB)before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, (AC)as every day’s work required, 38 and (AD)Obed-edom with [m]his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and (AE)Hosah as gatekeepers. 39 He left (AF)Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests (AG)before the [n]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, (AH)even according to everything that is written in the Law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel. 41 With them were (AI)Heman and Jeduthun, and (AJ)the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to (AK)give thanks to the Lord, because His [o]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 (AL)the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.
43 (AM)Then all the people departed, each to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 In 1 Chr 15:18, Jaaziel
- 1 Chronicles 16:7 Lit by the hand of Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 16:9 Or Meditate on
- 1 Chronicles 16:9 I.e., wonderful acts
- 1 Chronicles 16:13 Lit seed of
- 1 Chronicles 16:26 Or non-existent things
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or a grain offering
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or the splendor of holiness
- 1 Chronicles 16:31 Hopeful command or wish, not a request; and so through v 32
- 1 Chronicles 16:32 Or thunder
- 1 Chronicles 16:32 Lit its fullness
- 1 Chronicles 16:35 Lit boast
- 1 Chronicles 16:38 Lit their brothers, sixty-eight
- 1 Chronicles 16:39 Lit dwelling place
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 Or faithfulness
1 Chronicles 16
New King James Version
The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle(A)
16 So (B)they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, (C)he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to (D)commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then (E)Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving(F)
7 On that day (G)David (H)first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:
8 (I)Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
His (J)judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The (K)covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And (L)confirmed it to (M)Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were (N)few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He (O)rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, (P)“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
23 (Q)Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods (R)of the peoples are [a]idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also 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, “The Lord reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33 Then the (S)trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is (T)coming to judge the earth.
34 (U)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
35 (V)And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
36 (W)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And all (X)the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
Regular Worship Maintained
37 So he left (Y)Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work (Z)required; 38 and (AA)Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; 39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, (AB)before the tabernacle of the Lord (AC)at the [b]high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly (AD)morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the Lord which He commanded Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the Lord, (AE)because His mercy endures forever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
43 (AF)Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:26 worthless things
- 1 Chronicles 16:39 Place for pagan worship
1 Crónicas 16
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16 El arca de Dios la trajeron y la colocaron en medio de la tienda que David había levantado para ella(A), y ofrecieron holocaustos y ofrendas de paz delante de Dios. 2 Cuando David terminó de ofrecer el holocausto y las ofrendas de paz, bendijo al pueblo en el nombre del Señor. 3 Y repartió a todos en Israel, tanto hombre como mujer, a cada uno una torta de pan, una porción de carne y una torta de pasas.
4 Designó a algunos levitas como ministros delante del arca del Señor, para que celebraran, dieran gracias y alabaran al Señor, Dios de Israel: 5 Asaf el jefe, y segundo después de él, Zacarías; después Jeiel, Semiramot, Jehiel, Matatías, Eliab, Benaía, Obed Edom y Jeiel, con instrumentos musicales, arpas, liras. También Asaf tocaba címbalos muy resonantes, 6 y los sacerdotes Benaía y Jahaziel tocaban trompetas continuamente delante del arca del pacto de Dios.
Salmo de acción de gracias
7 Entonces en aquel día David, por primera vez, puso en manos de Asaf y sus parientes[a] este salmo para dar gracias al Señor(B):
8 (C)Den gracias al Señor, invoquen Su nombre;
Den a conocer Sus obras entre los pueblos(D).
9 Cántenle, cántenle alabanzas;
Hablen de todas Sus maravillas.
10 Gloríense en Su santo nombre;
Alégrese el corazón de los que buscan al Señor.
11 Busquen al Señor y Su fortaleza;
Busquen Su rostro continuamente(E).
12 Recuerden las maravillas que Él ha hecho(F),
Sus prodigios y los juicios de Su boca(G),
13 Oh simiente de Israel, Su siervo,
Hijos de Jacob, Sus escogidos.
14 Él es el Señor nuestro Dios;
Sus juicios están en toda la tierra(H).
15 Acuérdense de Su pacto para siempre,
De la palabra que ordenó a mil generaciones,
16 Del pacto que hizo con Abraham(I),
Y de Su juramento a Isaac.
17 También lo confirmó a Jacob por estatuto(J),
A Israel como pacto eterno,
18 Diciendo: «A ti te daré la tierra de Canaán(K)
Como porción de la heredad de ustedes».
19 Cuando eran pocos en número,
Muy pocos, y extranjeros en ella(L),
20 Y vagaban de nación en nación
Y de un reino a otro pueblo,
21 Él no permitió que nadie los oprimiera,
Y por amor a ellos reprendió a reyes(M), diciendo:
22 «No toquen a Mis ungidos,
Ni hagan mal a Mis profetas(N)».
23 (O)Canten al Señor, toda la tierra;
Proclamen de día en día las buenas nuevas de Su salvación.
24 Cuenten Su gloria entre las naciones,
Sus maravillas entre todos los pueblos.
25 Porque grande es el Señor, y muy digno de ser alabado(P);
Temible es Él también sobre todos los dioses(Q).
26 Porque todos los dioses de los pueblos son ídolos[b](R),
Mas el Señor hizo los cielos(S).
27 Gloria y majestad están delante de Él;
Poder y alegría en Su morada.
28 Tributen[c] al Señor, oh familias de los pueblos,
Tributen al Señor gloria y poder.
29 Tributen al Señor la gloria debida a Su nombre;
Traigan ofrenda, y vengan delante de Él;
Adoren al Señor en la majestad de la santidad[d](T).
30 Tiemblen ante Su presencia, toda la tierra;
Ciertamente el mundo está bien afirmado, será inconmovible.
31 Alégrense los cielos y regocíjese la tierra(U);
Y digan entre las naciones: «El Señor reina(V)».
32 Ruja el mar y cuanto contiene(W);
Regocíjese el campo y todo lo que en él hay.
33 Entonces los árboles del bosque cantarán con gozo delante del Señor;
Porque viene a juzgar la tierra.
34 Den gracias al Señor, porque Él es bueno;
Porque para siempre es Su misericordia(X).
35 Entonces digan: «Sálvanos, oh Dios de nuestra salvación,
Y júntanos y líbranos de las naciones,
Para que demos gracias a Tu santo nombre,
Y nos gloriemos en Tu alabanza(Y)».
36 Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Israel(Z),
Desde la eternidad hasta la eternidad.
Entonces todo el pueblo dijo: «Amén»; y alabó al Señor(AA).
37 Y David dejó allí, delante del arca del pacto del Señor(AB), a Asaf y a sus parientes para ministrar continuamente delante del arca, según demandaba el trabajo de cada día(AC). 38 También dejó como porteros a Obed Edom(AD) con sus sesenta y ocho parientes, a Obed Edom, también hijo de Jedutún, y a Hosa(AE).
39 David dejó a Sadoc(AF) el sacerdote y a sus parientes los sacerdotes delante del tabernáculo del Señor en el lugar alto que estaba en Gabaón(AG), 40 para ofrecer continuamente holocaustos al Señor sobre el altar del holocausto, por la mañana y por la noche, conforme a todo lo que está escrito en la ley del Señor, que Él ordenó a Israel(AH). 41 Con ellos estaban Hemán(AI) y Jedutún, y los demás que fueron escogidos(AJ), que fueron designados por nombre, para dar gracias al Señor, porque para siempre es Su misericordia(AK). 42 Y con ellos estaban Hemán y Jedutún con trompetas y címbalos para los que harían resonancia, y con instrumentos para los cánticos de Dios(AL), y designó a los hijos de Jedutún como porteros. 43 Entonces todo el pueblo se fue, cada uno a su casa, y David se volvió para bendecir su casa(AM).
Footnotes
- 1 Crónicas 16:7 Lit. hermanos, y así en el resto del cap.
- 1 Crónicas 16:26 O cosas inexistentes.
- 1 Crónicas 16:28 Lit. Den.
- 1 Crónicas 16:29 O en vestiduras santas.
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