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1 Chronicles 16

1 The Arke being placed, they offer ſacrifices. 4 Dauid ordeineth Aſáph and his brethren to miniſter before the Lord. 8 He appointeth a notable Pſalme to be ſung in praiſe of the Lord.
1.SO they broght in the Arke of God, & ſet it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God.
2.And when Dauid had made an end of offring ye burnt offring & the peace offrings, he bleſſed the people in the Name of the Lord.
3.And he dealt to euerie one of Iſraél bothe man and woman, to euerie one a cake of bread, and a piece of fleſh, and a bottel of wine.
4.And he appoīted certeine of the Leuites to miniſter before the Arke of the Lord, and to rehearſe and to thanke and praiſe the Lord God of Iſraél,
5.Aſáph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiél, and Shemiramóth, and Iehiél, and Mattithiáh, and Eliáb, and Benaiáh, & Obéd Edóm, euen Ieiél with inſtruments, violes and harpes, and Aſáph to make a ſounde with cymbales,
6.And Benaiáh and Iahaziél Prieſts, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God.
7.Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lord by the hād of Aſáph & his brethrē.
8.Praiſe the Lord & call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.
9.Sing vnto him, ſing praiſe vnto him, and talke of all his wonderful workes.
10.Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that ſeke the Lord reioyce.
11.Seke the Lord and his ſtrength: ſeke his face continually.
12.Remember his maruelous workes that he hathe done, his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth,
13.O ſede of Iſraél his ſeruant, ô the children of Iaakób his choſen.
14.He is the Lord our God: his iudgemēts are throughout all the earth.
15.Remember his couenant for euer, & the worde, which he commanded to a thouſand generacions:
16.Which he made with Abrahám, and his othe to Izhák:
17.And hathe confirmed it to Iaakób for a Lawe, & to Iſraél for an euerlaſting couenant,
18.Saying, To thee wil I giue the land of Canáan, the lot of your inheritance.
19.When ye were fewe in nomber, yea, a very fewe, and ſtrangers therein,
20.And walked about from nacion to nacion, and from one kingdome to another people,
21.He ſuffred no mā to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their ſakes, ſaying,
22.Touche not mine anointed, and do my Prophetes no harme.
23.Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his ſaluacion from day to day.
24.Declare his glorie among the nacions, and his wonderful workes among all people.
25.For the Lord is great and muche to be praiſed, and he is to be feared aboue all gods.
26.For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.
27.Praiſe and glorie are before him: power and beautie are in his place.
28.Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glorie and power.
29.Giue vnto the Lord the glorie of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, & worſhip the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie.
30.Tremble ye before him, all the earth: ſurely the worlde ſhal be ſtable and not moue.
31.Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them ſay among the nacions, The Lord reigneth.
32.Let the ſea roare, and all that therein is: let the field be ioyful and all that is in it.
33.Let the trees of the wood thē reioyce, at the preſence of the Lord: for he commeth to iudge the earth.
34.Praiſe the Lord, for he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.
35.And ſay ye, Saue vs, ô God, our ſaluació, and gather vs, & deliuer vs from the heathē, that we may praiſe thine holy Name, and glorie in thy praiſe.
36.Bleſſed be the Lord God of Iſraél for euer and euer: and let all people ſay, So be it, and praiſe the Lord.
37.¶ Then he left there before the Arke of the Lords couenant Aſáph and his brethren to miniſter continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euerie day:
38.And Obéd Edóm and his brethren, thre ſcore and eight: and Obéd Edóm the ſonne of Ieduthún, and Hoſáh were porters.
39.And Zadók the Prieſt and his brethren the Prieſts were before the Tabernacle of the Lord, in the hie place that was at Gibeón,
40.To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is writen in the Lawe of the Lord, which he commanded Iſraél.
41.And with them were Hemán, and Ieduthún, and the reſt that were choſen, (which were appointed by names) to praiſe the Lord, becauſe his mercie endureth for euer.
42.Euen with them were Hemán and Ieduthún to make a ſounde with the cornets & with the cymbales, with excellent inſtruments of muſike: and the ſonnes of Ieduthún were at the gate.
43.And all the people departed, euerie man to his houſe: & Dauid returned to bleſſe his houſe.

Notes

1:*.
2 Sam 6,17.
2:a.
He called vpon the Name of God deſiring him to proſper ye people, and giue good ſucceſſe to their beginnings.
4:b.
To wit, Gods benefites towarde his people
7:c.
Dauid gaue thē this Pſalme to praiſe ye Lord, ſignifying that in all our ēterpriſes the Name of God oght to be praiſed and called vpon.
8:*.
Pſal. 105, 1. iſa. 12, 4.
8:d.
Whereof this is ye chiefeſt that he hathe choſen him ſelfe a Church to call vpō his Name
9:e.
Who of his wonderful prouidence hathe choſen a fewe of the ſtocke of Abrahám to be his children
12:f.
In ouercomming Pharaóh, which iudgemēts were declared by Gods mouthe to Moſés
13:g.
Meaning hereby that the promes of adoption onely apperteineth to ye Church
16:*.
Gen 22, 16. luk. 1, 73 ebr. 6, 17.
18:".
Ebr coarde, whereby parcels of lande were meaſured
19:h.
Meaning, frō the time that Abrahám entred, vnto the time, ye Iaakób went into Egypt for famine
21:i.
As Pharaóh & Abimelech.
22:k.
Mine elect people & them whome I haue ſanctified
22:l.
To whome God declared his worde, & thei declared it to their poſteritie
23:*.
Pſal. 96, 1.
26:m.
His ſtrong faith appeareth herein yt thogh all the worlde wolde follow idoles, yet he wolde cleaue to the liuing God.
30:n.
Hūble your ſelues vnder ye mightie hād of God
31:o.
He exhorteth the dumme creatures to reioyce wt him in cōſidering ye greatnes of the grace of God
33:p.
To reſtore all things to their eſtate.
35:q.
He eſtemeth this to be the chiefeſt felicitie of man.
36:r.
He willeth all the people bothe in heart and mouthe to cōſent to theſe praiſes.
41:s.
With Zadók and th. reſt of the Prieſts.
43:t.
Declaring ye after our duetie to God we are chiefly bounde to our owne houſe, for the which as for all other thīgs, we oght to pray vnto God, and inſtruct our families to praiſe his Name.