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1 Chronicles 16:23-43
Common English Bible
1 Chronicles 16:23-43
Common English Bible
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Share the news of his saving work every single day!
24 Declare God’s glory among the nations;
declare his wondrous works among all people
25 because the Lord is great and so worthy of praise.
He is awesome beyond all other gods
26 because all the gods of the nations are just idols,
but it is the Lord who created heaven!
27 Greatness and grandeur are in front of him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 Give to the Lord, all families of the nations—
give to the Lord glory and power!
29 Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
Bring gifts! Enter his presence!
Bow down to the Lord
in his holy splendor!
30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
Yes, he set the world firmly in place;[a]
it won’t be shaken.
31 Let heaven celebrate!
Let the earth rejoice!
Let the nations say, “The Lord rules!”
32 Let the sea and everything in it roar!
Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate!
33 Then the trees of the forest will shout out joyfully
before the Lord, because he is coming
to establish justice on earth!
34 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
because his faithful love endures forever.
35 Say: “Save us, God, our savior!
Gather us! Deliver us from among the nations
so we can give thanks to your holy name
and rejoice in your praise.”
36 Bless the Lord, Israel’s God,
from forever in the past to forever always.
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the Lord!
37 Then David placed Asaph and his relatives, together with Obed-edom and sixty-eight of his relatives, to minister there continually before the chest containing the Lord’s covenant, following the routines required on each day. 38 Obed-edom, Jeduthun’s son, and Hosah served as gatekeepers. 39 David also placed the priest Zadok and his other priestly relatives at the Lord’s dwelling at the shrine in Gibeon. 40 They were to offer continually, both morning and evening, entirely burned offerings to the Lord on the altar for entirely burned offerings, following the written requirements in the Lord’s Instruction, which he had given Israel. 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen by name to give thanks to the Lord, because his faithful love lasts forever. 42 With them were also[b] the trumpets and the cymbals for the musicians and the instruments for God’s songs. Jeduthun’s family was at the gate. 43 Then all of the people left for their homes. And David returned to bless his household.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:30 LXX; MT the world is firmly established
- 1 Chronicles 16:42 LXX; MT adds Heman and Jeduthun.
1 Chronicles 16:23-43
New International Version
1 Chronicles 16:23-43
New International Version
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory(A) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(B)
he is to be feared(C) above all gods.(D)
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(E)
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(F)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;(G)
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(H)
30 Tremble(I) before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.(J)
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;(K)
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!(L)”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;(M)
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees(N) of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge(O) the earth.
34 Give thanks(P) to the Lord, for he is good;(Q)
his love endures forever.(R)
35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;(S)
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(T)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”
37 David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.(U) 38 He also left Obed-Edom(V) and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah,(W) were gatekeepers.
39 David left Zadok(X) the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon(Y) 40 to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law(Z) of the Lord, which he had given Israel. 41 With them were Heman(AA) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” 42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.(AB) The sons of Jeduthun(AC) were stationed at the gate.
43 Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of
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